Proof That a Price on Carbon Works

mentalfloss

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I was just clarifying the definition of revenue neutral.

Some people think it means that a taxpayer gets all of their money back after paying taxes.
 

CDNBear

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I was just clarifying the definition of revenue neutral.

Some people think it means that a taxpayer gets all of their money back after paying taxes.
Nobody in here thinks that. Nor did anyone in here even remotely allude to it.

I imagine his suggestion was due to your continuous habit of making things up, and he believes that to be caused by your drug addiction.
 

petros

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Revenue neutral doesn't mean you get the same amount of money back that you pay out.

It's just another layer on the taxation cake that punishes the entire populus based on guilt.

Is the Vatican behind this round of tithing because it's identical right down to prepaying for sins you haven't committed yet.
 

CDNBear

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It's just another layer on the taxation cake that punishes the entire populus based on guilt.

Is the Vatican behind this round of tithing because it's identical right down to prepaying for sins you haven't committed yet.
In this, Flossy's religion, the priests are encouraged to diddle, and praised for doing it well.
 

petros

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And he is an altar boy.

On another note...

F-ck man, that Fred Meyer guy has good deals which are blessing beyond the $40 tank of gas down in Marietta-Alderwood
 

mentalfloss

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Time for a Carbon Tax

WASHINGTON, DC – Over the last few decades, oil prices have fluctuated widely – ranging from $10 to $140 a barrel – posing a challenge to producers and consumers alike. For policymakers, however, these fluctuations present an opportunity to advance the key global objectives – reflected in the Sustainable Development Goals adopted last September and the climate agreement reached in Paris in December – of mitigating climate change and building a more sustainable economy.

Recent oil-price fluctuations resemble the classic cobweb model of microeconomic theory. High prices spur increased investment in oil. But, given long lags between exploration and exploitation, by the time the new output capacity actually comes on stream, substitution has already taken place, and demand often no longer justifies the available supply. At that point, prices fall, and exploration and investment decline as well, including for oil substitutes. When new shortages develop, prices begin rising again, and the cycle repeats.

https://www.project-syndicate.org/c...is-and-karim-foda-2016-02#0d4MDpkOgyfMKT58.99
 

CDNBear

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Recent oil-price fluctuations resemble the classic cobweb model of microeconomic theory. High prices spur increased investment in oil. But, given long lags between exploration and exploitation, by the time the new output capacity actually comes on stream, substitution has already taken place, and demand often no longer justifies the available supply. At that point, prices fall, and exploration and investment decline as well, including for oil substitutes. When new shortages develop, prices begin rising again, and the cycle repeats.

https://www.project-syndicate.org/c...is-and-karim-foda-2016-02#0d4MDpkOgyfMKT58.99
Ummm...

Except it's never going back up.

The oilsands were a failure and it's time to let them go.
LMAO!

Why no one takes you seriously, and dismiss your opinions as they would any other nutter.