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> It's objectively true that increasing the cost of energy amounts to something like a regressive tax. No, this is not (automatically) true, it matters how the
by czr80 12y ago
> It's objectively true that increasing the cost of energy amounts to something like a regressive tax.
No, this is not (automatically) true, it matters how the increase is implemented. See, for example: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2014/jun/13/how-revenue-neutral-carbon-tax-creates-jobs-grows-economy http://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-...
- api 12y agoI'm skeptical given the direct physical link between energy and wealth. But it's also true that this link decouples at a certain level of energy consumption. Thankfully so... But it hasn't been shown that this minimum level can be achieved economically and safely at scale without fossil fuels.