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This is the best solution for today’s world. I wish I could upvote this a million times.

• AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
  Except it simply won't happen because people will not stand for everything becoming more expensive and inconvenient. They will not vote for people who will enact these policies.
  • toomuchtodo 5y ago
    Exactly this. The very policy we need that would be best is untenable because society has been built around cheap, dirty energy.
    • mc32 5y ago
      Yeah, I'm afraid we're didn't do the right thing when the Saudis extorted the world for more expensive energy. Instead of making dirty deals with them, we should have sought policies to end reliance on them, but we couldn't and no one could. But were in the same place. And we can thank Jane Fonda for killing the one thing that could have removed that albatross from out necks.
  • initplus 5y ago
    This is why revenue neutral carbon taxes are key. At tax year end, you pay out all carbon tax revenues divided between every taxpayer. Individuals are still incentivised to make climate friendly consumption choices, but on net the population is no worse off financially.