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Originally Posted by Tinordi
Addressing your point, there are good ways to reduce GHGs without handcuffing your economy such as what has been proposed, a carbon tax.
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The problem is the carbon tax that has been proposed does not actually address the issues. It just raises the price of using energy. What should be happening is there should be increased costs, and those extra costs end up being tax breaks for those who use green solutions. A few examples:
- Tax incandescent light bulbs, have that money offset the cost of LED bulbs. So essentially you have incandescent bulbs costing $2.50 and LEDs cost $2 each.
- Tax gasoline and provide rebates for hybrid vehicles.
- Tax electricity use, and provide rebates for those who install solar panels.
The current carbon tax will do very little to have people reduce their use. It is simply another tax.