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Re:Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0 by TheSpiceIsLife on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @10:46PM (#23993972)
> A UBI paid for with a carbon tax

This can’t work for one very obvious reason:

The incentive is supposed to be to reduce carbon emissions, but a UBI funded by carbon emissions has the opposite incentive.

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Re:Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0 by gigaftp on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @10:54PM (#23994048)
As long as the UBI payout is not tied to the total carbon tax income I don't see how it messes with the incentives.
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Re:Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0 by jnwatson on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @10:57PM (#23994071)
Taxes on casinos incentivizes gambling?
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Re:Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0 by dannyw on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @11:18PM (#23994227)
Taxes on casinos directly funding the gambling regulatory board.
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