Carbon Tax

[Kamala's side hoe]

I support, but the idea that it can work as a cure all and all other decarbonisation programs will be rendered irrelevant is utopian fiction. For starters, the carbon price would have to be raised to pretty extreme levels.

At this point we know we're screwed on climate change and ecological degradation, the question is what if anything should be done about it. Any progress on this front is better than none at all.

A Carbon Tax will offset the negative externalities that affect the economy, but are not seen in the cost of products. I am fully supportive, but there MUST be a rebate of some sort, and some of the money should go towards investing in clean energy infrastructure.

[Kamala's side hoe]

Honestly, the way forward is nuclear energy. It has been for years, we just lack the political will to make it happen.

+1, although carbon taxes are still the best option for reducing our reliance on fossil fuels.

[Kamala's side hoe]

The main issue with going all nuclear is that we have a finite amount of uranium ore. We do need to shift more towards nuclear energy (rather than close nuclear power plants to reopen coal-fired ones as was done in Germany).

[Kamala's side hoe]

I would start with a revenue neutral one, and see how that goes first. Among other things, a revenue raising carbon tax might be regressive.

WA I-1631 won a larger percentage of the vote than I-732 even though it proposed a more regressive tax policy. Community and POC/tribal outreach matters, especially in a left-leaning state like Washington.