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Re:Europe’s energy crisis is about to go global as gas price... by lotsofpulp on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @07:06AM (#28681380)
But not having children reduces fossil fuel consumption the most, and that is the goal of the tax, is it not?

Reducing capitas will cause a much quicker and effective change than reducing per capita consumption.

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Re:Europe’s energy crisis is about to go global as gas price... by colinmhayes on Thursday September 30, 2021 @05:41PM (#28711679)
The goal of the tax is to force people the internalize the externalities caused by their consumption.
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