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In response to "(This is an issue where she's in the minority of D candidates, not supporting a raise in the gas tax) -- nm" by Strongbad

I am opposed to them as they tax all income levels equally. -- nm

Posted by I am shloot! (aka Spawn) Jun 12 '19, 09:26

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Kind of like giving a $100 speeding ticket to a billionaire. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 12, 09:27 8
- BUT, that's just on an individual level. It compounds as the usage goes up/parallelizes, so it's somewhat effective in that way. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 12, 09:27 7
  - It's still regressive. -- nm - mud Jun 12, 09:29 6
    - Lets keep the poor people off our roads! -- nm - I am shloot! Jun 12, 09:32 5
      - What would a progressive carbon tax look like? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 12, 09:50 4
        
        First thought would be to offset it with a refundable income tax credit -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Jun 12, 10:00 3
        
        It's also been suggested that taking the carbon tax profits and directing them toward services for those in need would help to offset regressiveness. - Beryllium Jun 12, 10:12 2
        
        Except those taxes paid by multinational corporations will just get added to the cost of goods, so the consumer ends up paying anyway. -- (edited) - Super Daddy Princess Jun 12, 10:27 1
        
        Counter-argument: The current state of the world acts as a subsidy to those corporations, which effectively compounds the emissions problem. - Beryllium Jun 12, 10:30

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