Comment by guywithahat
Comment by guywithahat a day ago
I don’t think it would be possible to produce a carbon tax that’s simple
Comment by guywithahat a day ago
I don’t think it would be possible to produce a carbon tax that’s simple
Not clear what is meant here. Does ethanol from corn count? Methane from waste dumps? Gray hydrogen? Wood pellets? Ammonia?
Electricity from unclear source?
Human ingenuity is infinite. It is not enough to enact simple rules, people will just produce electricity with hydrogen and claim it green if it will make them profit. If it will help them evade carbon tax. Nevermind that hydrogen came from some extremely polluting process involving damaging our planet atmosphere and everyone's health.
It’s extremely regressive. You’d need to also give a rebate based on income level.
Tax the poor for carbon emission. They'll adjust. People will walk, bike, take the bus, car pool, and buy used hybrids instead of mustangs.
PS, regressive use taxes are 100% moral, fine, upstanding, and ethical.
> regressive use taxes are 100% moral, fine, upstanding, and ethical
Turns out you are wrong.
That’s the excuse that is used for agriculture. They sell a vision of a Fisher Price toy farm, but make policy for giant Midwest farms.
The proverbial blue collar truck owner is already screwed. Random surburban dude should be paying through the nose for his F-250. Create demand for fuel efficiency, and you’ll have cars like my dad’s 1993 Escort Wagon, that got 45mpg.
Tax the fuel. Gasoline now has a $X/gallon tax, as does propane, as does coal, whatever.
What is the difficulty with that?