http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/06/04/equivalent-in-your-dreams/ The Sweet Release of Reason Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:51:24 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/06/04/equivalent-in-your-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-583791 Merle H Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:02:14 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=1480#comment-583791 Interesting perspective. A carbon tax does seem like a logical step.... Interesting perspective. A carbon tax does seem like a logical step….

]]> http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/06/04/equivalent-in-your-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-581572 Club Troppo » Missing Link Daily Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:55:44 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=1480#comment-581572 [...] stance on climate change, but nevertheless makes some useful points on whether a carbon tax is better than a tradeable emissions permits system: We already know how to collect taxes, more or less. Cap and trade, on the other hand, basically [...] [...] stance on climate change, but nevertheless makes some useful points on whether a carbon tax is better than a tradeable emissions permits system: We already know how to collect taxes, more or less. Cap and trade, on the other hand, basically [...]

]]> http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/2008/06/04/equivalent-in-your-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-580973 Kevin Cox Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:37:00 +0000 http://www.willwilkinson.net/flybottle/?p=1480#comment-580973 The issue with both cap and trade and carbon taxes is not the collecting of the money but the spending of the money. We want the extra money collected spent on reducing greenhouse emissions but we do not trust governments or businesses to do this. The best way is give the money collected back to the general population and require them to spend the money given back in the market place of infrastructure to reduce greenhouse gases. That is, I get back the extra money but I must spend it on windmills, solar panels, geothermal plants, stopping cows emitting gas, insulation etc. This is remarkably easy to do and enforce. See rewards.edentiti.com on ways to do it. The issue with both cap and trade and carbon taxes is not the collecting of the money but the spending of the money. We want the extra money collected spent on reducing greenhouse emissions but we do not trust governments or businesses to do this. The best way is give the money collected back to the general population and require them to spend the money given back in the market place of infrastructure to reduce greenhouse gases. That is, I get back the extra money but I must spend it on windmills, solar panels, geothermal plants, stopping cows emitting gas, insulation etc. This is remarkably easy to do and enforce. See rewards.edentiti.com on ways to do it.

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