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Because that wouldn't have the desired effect of incentivizing reduction in CO2 emissions. The alternative is privately owned air and class action lawsuits at unprecedented scale.

A lot of people (over 40%, IIRC) already pay no federal income tax in the US.

If one’s intention is to benefit them, you can’t do it by just reducing their [zero] taxation.

> Everyone gets taxed right?

Yes, but your personal tax of $0.03 would be deducted from your $17 redistribution of Jeff Bezos's tax, so don't worry about getting yours, you'll still come out ahead.

Taxes are for some purpose. And we all know that liberalism does not work in this case. It's the same as the coca Cola company produces millions of tonnes of waste, but they're not caring about this fact. Taxation also opens a lot of employment to support it and then support the dealing with the problem