The Ecology of Socialism
From mrzine.monthlyreview.org:
Remarkably you argue for a carbon tax and a steady increase in the price of fuel. Many socialists see this as a very socially unjust measure because carbon taxes are direct taxes and not progressive taxes related to income.
We obviously have to do something now given the accelerating climate change crisis — if we believe that saving the planet and humanity is worthwhile. One of the most effective ways to curtail carbon emissions in the present system is to increase the price of carbon through taxation. I think Hansen has by far the best proposal on this, one that reflects a class perspective. He calls it "fee and dividend." It is a fee (or tax) imposed on fossil fuels at the wellhead, mineshaft, or point of entry into …
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