• Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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    19 hours ago

    Taxes just become prices for being evil when targeted this way, they don’t solve the fundamental reason for the existence of the issue. Solve the problem, don’t band-aid it.

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      18 hours ago

      Use the taxes to subsidise green alternatives. Carbon taxes on fuel get spent on building bike lanes for example.

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        18 hours ago

        That can be a somewhat nice supplement, but not a solution. The solution is, of course, Socialism, and strong central planning in infrastructure such as green energy and public transit.