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[–] 9 points 6 months ago (6 children)

They always weasel out of taxes. My idea was to give each person something like carbon coins that works like an emission permit. Give everyone the same amount each month and keep it within nature's limits. Then, if someone wants to do something polluting like run a datacenter, they'll just have to purchase the coins for that from the open market from those willing to sell. The end result is still money going to the poor but not as a tax, and hard limit on pollution.

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  • [+] 4 points 6 months ago (3 children)
  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Yes, there is a need for tariffs, based on worst cause estimates of pollution, for countries not playing along.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Anything but doing UBI, lol.

    Oh and btw:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_offsets_and_credits
    Essentially that but without the building thingie and without that ⬇️

    The end result is still money going to the poor but not as a tax, and hard limit on pollution.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

    Anything but doing UBI, lol.

    Yeah, there seems to be a lot of resistance to giving money, replace systems and taxing parts of UBI.

    Reworking existing systems seems easier.

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