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Originally Posted by Tinordi
More evidence that the carbon tax is useless. BC Carbon tax reduced gasoline consumption by 10.7%.
http://institute.smartprosperity.ca/...ne-consumption
Eager to hear the next round of baseless ignorant accusations from non-economists and non-policy analysts on why the most universally recommended policy instrument to reduce GHG emissions is actually not going to work. Please continue to cite no evidence to support for opinion while amping up your hysteria and overconfidence. |
I'm not going to make a case for whether or not the carbon tax will impact fuel consumption, even though I believe it will. However I think it's a fairly reasonable argument to suggest that there are numerous other factors that likely also played a role in the decrease that happened in BC. Claiming the carbon tax is directly responsible for all decreases in fuel consumption since its introduction seems a little dismissive of the other possible causes, such as improvements made to fuel economy by auto makers, more and more people buying electric or hybrids, people trying to make greener/healthier life choices by biking to work, etc.. Again I'm not saying the carbon tax doesn't make an impact, I just feel that this article is presenting facts in a manner that doesn't seem to acknowledge the possibility of other contributing factors to the decline.