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Re:France to tax flights from its airports, airline shares fall by WA on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @02:31PM (#20395116)
If consumer drove business decisions, we‘d still have no seat belts and the ozone layer would not exist anymore because of CFC.

In some ways, consumers can make a difference, but only to serve as a trigger for political decisions (if we get lucky).

Also in your example, what comes first – the consumer’s choice or the carbon tax?

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Re:France to tax flights from its airports, airline shares fall by aeternus on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @03:01PM (#20395394)
The tax should come first. Price incentives are strong, they will drive consumer behavior which will drive business behavior.
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Re:France to tax flights from its airports, airline shares fall by dorfsmay on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @03:27PM (#20395647)
Wheren't both those examples driven by government regulations?
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Re:France to tax flights from its airports, airline shares fall by dmoy on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @03:46PM (#20395804)
Yes, for example in 49 U.S.C. §301 and 42 U.S.C. §7671.
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Re:France to tax flights from its airports, airline shares fall by WA on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @03:54PM (#20395903)
That is my point :)
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