Re:France to tax flights from its airports, airline shares fall
by smallbigfish on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @01:43PM
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You can't really live "efficient" being poor.
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Re:France to tax flights from its airports, airline shares fall
by davidw on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @02:09PM
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Poor people are responsible for way less in terms of carbon.
Re:France to tax flights from its airports, airline shares fall
by smallbigfish on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @02:29PM
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Not really in my experience. I live in a country that buys old cars from the rich. We have many "ohh, my lungs" cars here.
The same with appliances. People are too poor to buy A+++ electronics.
If you meant poor enough so I go hunting... then yes.
Re:France to tax flights from its airports, airline shares fall
by davidw on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @02:31PM
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Here's some data:
https://ourworldindata.org/co2-by-income-region
I'm sure there is some nuance there, but by and large, wealthier people produce more CO2.
Re:France to tax flights from its airports, airline shares fall
by jfk13 on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @03:34PM
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Certainly. Wealthier people may be more likely than the poor to drive Teslas instead of smoke-belching old bangers, but they also tend to fly more, heat and air-condition their huge houses, use many more gadgets and appliances that generate CO2 during both manufacture and use, etc.