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Originally Posted by SHOFEAR
We should be celebrating how good we have it, not artificially limiting our choices.
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Also, as milomilo and others would tell you, in a properly-designed carbon tax framework, there wouldn't be any formal "limitation" - all previously available behaviors would still continue to be available. You'd just be charged something that more closely matches said behavior's environmental footprint, and the whole thing would be revenue-neutral.
No downside, except for those who waste.
Generally, it would be like switching from an all-you-can-eat format for $15 to a pay-what-you-eat format where the average customer eats for $10 and is full. Basically, it's a winning change for everybody, except for those who liked to take many plates and leave half of each plate, and intend to continue to like that. Those people's restaurant bills would be the ones going up...