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flint_fireforge t1_is506hd wrote

Shouldn't there be excise taxes on this type of mass pollution?

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Aardark235 t1_is6wl2g wrote

Good luck getting Americans to agree to a higher gas tax. They are screaming bloody murder with a 3% reduction from OPEC.

People have the doublethink that a) the world is coming to an end due to Climate Change and 2) heck no, not going to pay an extra $0.25/L for gas.

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flint_fireforge t1_is83z22 wrote

You misinterpreted me. Tax the companies on the emissions so that they stop/minimize emissions. Better than regulations.

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Aardark235 t1_is8854d wrote

Higher crude oil prices does exactly this. The governments in oil exporting countries get more revenues and the world has less greenhouse emissions.

Agreed, much better than regulations.

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