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Environment & Energy

Demeter

(85,373 posts)

2. NO

Reply to wtmusic (Original post)

Tue Dec 11, 2012, 07:39 AM

Dec 2012

Taxes don't make policy. Taxes only warp how people behave to avoid them.

You want to cut emissions, you make policies with consequences for failure.

You want to create corruption...you make complicated, pointlessly unfair taxes.

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USNews Poll: Is a Carbon Tax a Good Idea? [View all] wtmusic Dec 2012 OP

done limpyhobbler Dec 2012 #1

NO Demeter Dec 2012 #2

Interesting. wtmusic Dec 2012 #3

"Must a carbon tax be complicated and pointlessly unfair? " Demeter Dec 2012 #4

Calm down. wtmusic Dec 2012 #5