Jim Devine: "a carbon tax would hurt both the rich and poor alike in proportion to their use of carbon-based fuel."
Sure, in the same way a flat tax hurts both rich and poor alike, proportional to income. On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 5:06 AM, Jim Devine <[email protected]> wrote: > raghu writes: > > Here's an idea that always makes PEN-Lers uncomfortable: we need to curb > the > > consumption of more than just the "rich" in the North. Like the > consumption > > of the median US household. The working class in other words. > > why uncomfortable? ignoring other programs, a carbon tax would hurt > both the rich and poor alike in proportion to their use of > carbon-based fuel. > -- > Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your > own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l >
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