I think this is a most excellent idea to curb global warming and improve peoples freedoms. An example of how such a tax could reduce use of carbon fuels in my country: There are are a number of green producers in the UK, mostly wind turbines which sell electric at the same standard rate as all other electric companys. You can simply make one phone call and switch. The company makes a profit and builds more wind turbines. While wind turbines are being built very fast it could be improved but large numbers of customers are not switching. With a carbon tax you can be the switchboards would be overloaded since the electric would be half the price of their current supplier.
Also i would like to point out the main cause for global warming is we dont have enough carbon sinks (e.g. trees) anymore since most have been destroyed in the last several thousand years and more rapidly the last 200 years.
This is a kind of no shit sherlock solution. I don't see why everyone is jerking off over it.
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Anonymous2006-07-27 16:07
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Because it is a solution that seemingly makes all parties happy.
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Anonymous2006-07-27 16:11
I think I will define this solution logically to get this discussion going..
The atmosphere is public property, therefore the use of carbon based fuels must be taxed in relation to how much it costs to take the carbon out of the atmosphere. This can be done by burying trees deep underground where they will not decompose and produce CO2. If a company takes carbon out of the atmosphere it does not have to pay that particular tax.
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Anonymous2006-07-27 16:13
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That would sound good, but, by law, don't landowners own the airspace over their property?