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Re:Alaska snow crab season canceled after disappearance of a... by hedora on Friday October 14, 2022 @06:38PM (#33209624)
A dollar a gallon tax on gasoline would be more than enough to capture the CO2 it releases.

Other energy sources are similar.

These costs are way below what happens when some oil producer throws a tantrum or starts a war. However, unlike wars, etc., such a tax would directly cut into oil company profits.

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Re:Alaska snow crab season canceled after disappearance of a... by qorrect on Friday October 14, 2022 @06:59PM (#33209798)
Your crazy if you think the government isn't going to just piss that money away. Its already at ~$.50 a gallon with federal and state taxes. And the oil companies will just stop producing to lower supply and inflate the price. More taxes are going to hurt the individual , companies have enough money to get around it. No, we need a revolution.
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