The New York Times editorial board takes a swing for Carbon Taxes. Society has a long tradition of taxing things it wants people to use less of or get manufacturers to be more efficient for. Cigarettes are a good example of a tax that is meant to save people lives, of course this is a behavior that is self inflicted but can also create bystander harm. The gas tax is meant to pay for infrastructure and get manufacturers to make more efficient cars, thereby saving people money and spewing less emissions, that’s why all those people bought Volkswagens. Carbon taxes work, they are generally growth neutral and make companies more conscious of their energy use.
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Yann