Washington State Carbon Tax - Measure 732.

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Exactly. Carbon tax is pretty basic neoliberal(which I don't use necessarily as an insult here) stuff. Redirecting incentives so as to encourage market activity to a desired end.



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Yeah I'm not a fiscal policy head but this doesn't that regressive. I'm sure there's a better way to do it but what's that word you libs love? Compromise?



Exactly. Carbon tax is pretty basic neoliberal(which I don't use necessarily as an insult here) stuff. Redirecting incentives so as to encourage market activity to a desired end.



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I think carbon tax is actually a republican idea out of Cato

Along with the insurance mandate
 

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That's the point of those who want the carbon tax, yes, but my point was that those who want it say to those who don't to just change their behavior to avoid the cost....that's my POINT...I don't want the increase to begin with, so telling me to change is moot. Changing my an action to avoid a tax is a no sell when the initial action to avoid it is to vote no.
If the market had self regulated their carbon output we wouldn't need a tax
 
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