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Re:Louisiana’s Governor Declares State Of Emergency Over Dis... by obstinate on Friday April 21, 2017 @11:43AM (#14166545)
No, it's still better for it to be taxed than not. I would be perfectly happy to see a revenue neutral carbon tax. What the tax is spent on is orthogonal.
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Re:Louisiana’s Governor Declares State Of Emergency Over Dis... by scriptkiddy on Friday April 21, 2017 @12:10PM (#14166802)
No, what the tax is spent on is extremely important. For instance, if revenue from a carbon tax is funneled into subsidies for cattle ranchers, it's kind of counter-intuitive isn't it?
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Re:Louisiana’s Governor Declares State Of Emergency Over Dis... by obstinate on Friday April 21, 2017 @12:57PM (#14167254)
Money is fungible. Generally speaking, new taxes are not causally linked to spending on any particular issue.

Obviously, subsidies to cattle ranchers are bad. But whether they are funded from increased debt or a carbon tax does not affect their badness.

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