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Any business expense is a tax write off, in the common parlance. Businesses are still better off not spending the money, but you’re right that they get somewhat of a tax benefit, meaning that they bear only part of the burden, and the government effectively kicks in the other portion.

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https://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/50689/carbon-...

Nuclear power is dirty, dangerous and expensive. Say no to new nukes.

Nuclear energy has no place in a safe, clean, sustainable future. Nuclear energy is both expensive and dangerous, and just because nuclear pollution is invisible doesn’t mean it’s clean. Renewable energy is better for the environment, the economy, and doesn’t come with the risk of a nuclear meltdown.

https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/fighting-climate-chaos/issues...

> ... doesn’t come with the risk of a nuclear meltdown.

I would love to see what they say about the ecology disaster from dam/hydroplant, air flow problem from wind mill, or dirty mining for solar panels.

One of these things is not like the other...

Carbon offsets are still an accounting scam.

If they are, a source with less antipathy to the practical nuclear alternative would be more compelling. Instead Greenpeace espouses a dogmatic position on both issues.

I don't make a blanket judgment on a claim based on some other claim. GP's stance on nuclear has nothing to do with the fact that carbon offsets are an accounting scam designed to virtue signal to the public and allow these mega corporations to continue with business as usual.

It's a little odd to describe taxes that aren't paid as a government contribution.

How else would you describe it?

It's the same as if the government collected taxes from you, then paid you to do whatever thing you did

I'd describe it as the government letting you do what you want with more money than it normally takes from you.

If you had an employer that required you to pay it half your salary in January and gave it back to you in December along with the other half, would you say that it was kicking in half your salary for you to spend as you please?

Sorry, former tax lawyer. We tend to be fairly candid about the way the tax system works.

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