Hypothecated taxes are tricky like that. I think they're underrated when it's essentially a user fee, but otherwise, no, it's an old-timey idea for a reason.
Fun fact, in Canada we have a carbon tax that goes right back out as cheques to people, kinda like this but at a lower rate. Currently getting rid of them is the leading candidate's whole platform
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Nougat@fedia.io · 22 pts · 2y
UBI: Yes.
Carbon taxes: Yes
Funding the former with the latter: Absolutely not, because the pressure to avoid the carbon taxes would end up underfunding the UBI.
CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 pts · 2y
Hypothecated taxes are tricky like that. I think they're underrated when it's essentially a user fee, but otherwise, no, it's an old-timey idea for a reason.
Fun fact, in Canada we have a carbon tax that goes right back out as cheques to people, kinda like this but at a lower rate. Currently getting rid of them is the leading candidate's whole platform
PeteBauxigeg@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
The article seems really vague on how this would work
anarchist@lemmy.ml · -3 pts · 2y
Oh wow DOUBLE the GEE DEE PEE?!?!?!?!!@! Hard rn