Bruce Ratcliffe - 1-16-2019 - Carbon windfall stops protests
Carbon windfall stops protests
January 16, 2019
French President Emmanuel Macron has caused himself a
big, unnecessary headache. Recent and continuing anti-government demonstrations
have led to the worst violence in a decade, with more than 100 people injured as
cars and buildings have been set on fire. The violent protests have been
triggered by his trying to do the right thing (lowering greenhouse gas
emissions) but doing it the wrong way (raising fuel taxes).
If he’d simply taken a page from the play book of
Citizens Climate Lobby, Macron would be enjoying wide support now. CCL’s plan,
similar to bills recently introduced in the House and the Senate, taxes oil as
it comes out of the ground. All the money thus collected is given right back to
every American household. Citizens are free to spend their carbon tax windfall
any way they wish. Who would protest that?
No comments:
Post a Comment