• silence7@slrpnk.netOPM
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    10 months ago

    If it covered methane emissions on the basis of CO2e, it could.

    A carbon tax has been politically really tough to pass in the US though.

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      10 months ago

      yeah, would never pass federally. there’s got to be a state where this type of thing could get a foothold.

      if it were me, if start in a place with a high gasoline tax, eliminate it, and replace it with a carbon tax that costs less.

      now there is precedence. a foot in the door

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        10 months ago

        The highest gas tax in the US is California, at $0.51/gallon. That’s not high at all.