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WalterBright
on Nov 23, 2022
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Decades of air pollution undermine the immune syst...
Do they tax the
rate
of emissions, or the
amount
emitted? It's important to tax the latter.
maeil
on Nov 23, 2022
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Both. The former directly through taxes on the cars themselves and the latter indirectly through fuel taxes, which while imperfect works well as a proxy.
WalterBright
on Nov 23, 2022
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Fuel taxes work well for CO2 emissions, but not for other emissions, where the design of the ICE can reduce them dramatically.
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