[news] Why a Carbon Tax Won’t Save the Planet

[Mostly Water - "Canadian" and International alternative news feed]

Lets assume that Global Warming is real and that man’s emissions of greenhouse gasses is the cause. Would a carbon tax work?

**Problem Number 1: The Government Likes Your Money**

A carbon tax is usually sold along with the promise of tax cuts elsewhere to perfectly counterbalance the increase from any new carbon tax. This is supposed to shift the tax burden to the biggest polluters and not just collectively punish everyone. Sounds nice. But, the government likes your money. So, any initiatives they pursue to reduce carbon emissions would also reduce their income. Not a good way to motivate government bureaucracy, after all, they need your money to pay their salaries and bonuses.

  


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