Even though it’s one of the best and more efficient climate policies you can implement, carbon taxes seem to be political dead ends and I’ve been a bit more blackpilled on that and can’t see them being a sustainable way forward because of that.
Tbh any effort at decarbonization needs to be something that people don’t feel or acknowledge in any direct way to be sustainable.
Invisible825 on
Not surprised by this. Ever since Trudeau started giving out certain exemptions, it was clear that the carbon taxes days were numbered. Poilievre started hammering it over and over. Then you also had people like Singh coming out against it, basically making a repeal of the carbon tax inevitable.
It’s quite a shame though that the Carbon Tax is getting so unpopular. Carbon taxes are one of the most pro-market taxes out there. Its major flaw was that the cost was very visible. Any replacement would likely require even more regulation and be more costly to maintain.
I guess the real lesson here is that people don’t mind paying more, if the cost isn’t so visible.
crassowary on
The Canadian people have made it clear: we’d rather give up the ability to see how things affect us and make our own informed choices on how best to deal with them, in exchange for just pretending we aren’t being affected and giving that power to someone else
YeetThermometer on
Most neoliberal LOL possible for decarbonization achieved by researchers and factories driving down the cost of renewables and not “brave” politicians or activists making “hard choices.”
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Even though it’s one of the best and more efficient climate policies you can implement, carbon taxes seem to be political dead ends and I’ve been a bit more blackpilled on that and can’t see them being a sustainable way forward because of that.
Tbh any effort at decarbonization needs to be something that people don’t feel or acknowledge in any direct way to be sustainable.
Not surprised by this. Ever since Trudeau started giving out certain exemptions, it was clear that the carbon taxes days were numbered. Poilievre started hammering it over and over. Then you also had people like Singh coming out against it, basically making a repeal of the carbon tax inevitable.
It’s quite a shame though that the Carbon Tax is getting so unpopular. Carbon taxes are one of the most pro-market taxes out there. Its major flaw was that the cost was very visible. Any replacement would likely require even more regulation and be more costly to maintain.
I guess the real lesson here is that people don’t mind paying more, if the cost isn’t so visible.
The Canadian people have made it clear: we’d rather give up the ability to see how things affect us and make our own informed choices on how best to deal with them, in exchange for just pretending we aren’t being affected and giving that power to someone else
Most neoliberal LOL possible for decarbonization achieved by researchers and factories driving down the cost of renewables and not “brave” politicians or activists making “hard choices.”