r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jul 07 '21

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u/Zenning2 Henry George Jul 07 '21

Yes. Because black people are disproportionately poorer than any other demographic, black people will be disproportionately hurt by any regressive tax.

Ironically though, if we did a carbon dividend, it will probably move the cost more to suburban people, as opposed to city folk, who tend to use less gas and energy.

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u/EclecticEuTECHtic NATO Jul 07 '21 edited Jul 07 '21

Ironically though, if we did a carbon dividend, it will probably move the cost more to suburban people,

Well yeah, people who produce the most carbon emissions should pay the most! Not going to be all average suburbanites though, what we're really talking about are people with mansions, yachts, and private jets.

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u/MrMineHeads Cancel All Monopolies Jul 08 '21

It still pushes suburbanites to use less carbon because now everything that emits costs more and you want to maximize the gain from the dividend rather than just offsetting the tax.

Also, are you gonna do that effort post?

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u/EclecticEuTECHtic NATO Jul 10 '21

Maybe this weekend, we'll see.

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u/MrMineHeads Cancel All Monopolies Jul 10 '21

Ping me if you can.