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Carbon taxes are massively regressive. There is no political coalition that simultaneously wants to act against climate change and doesn’t mind driving further
by drc500free 4mo ago
Carbon taxes are massively regressive. There is no political coalition that simultaneously wants to act against climate change and doesn’t mind driving further income inequality.
- amanaplanacanal 4mo agoSo you balance it with tax credits or handouts to the poor. This isn't an insoluble problem.
- intended 4mo agoYou can’t have it both ways. You can’t have one comment talk about consumption being the root of all ill, then another comment stating that reducing consumption is regressive.
- drc500free 4mo agoI’ve only made one comment here.