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Exxon did this with a carbon tax in the US. Here is a quote of an exxon lobbyist bragging about it:

"Nobody is going to propose a tax on all Americans and the cynical side of me says, yeah, we kind of know that but it gives us a talking point that we can say, well what is ExxonMobil for? Well, we’re for a carbon tax,"

Source: https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2021/06/30/exxon-climate-ch...

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Weird. Would it not work? (If there was actually any support for it) I'm for a carbon tax, or renewables, or nuclear, or anything at all that works.

By itself a carbon tax in the US would be extremely regressive as the vast majority of poor people here still need to drive to work, and they would immediately see the price increase at the pump.

It would have to be offset with some kind of tax rebate, but it’s harder to explain a more complex program like traffic to the voters.

They'd get it completely after the first week, if you administered it correctly. The right way to do a motor fuel tax is to fully refund it per capita, frequently. No means tests or any shit like that, just mail checks on Friday.

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