The ‘carbon tax’ isn’t causing inflation. No matter what politicians say | The Narwhal
The ‘carbon tax’ isn’t causing inflation. No matter what politicians say | The Narwhal
Canada’s price on carbon pollution has been politicized and weaponized, with little regard for fact. But the truth makes for a less flashy tagline
Why, during any debate about the carbon tax, does no one ever demand accountability from the corpos and oversight from the Feds?
Why is it legal for corpos to arbitrarily raise prices to offset THEIR tax? Why do we waste time calculating individual tax refunds that include climate tax rebates when it should be a tax paid by the corpo to the government as the cost of doing business?
It's supposed to be reflected in the price to the consumer. That's what's supposed to cause the consumers to make less carbon-intensive choices.
For goods or services that don't actually have any fossil carbon used, there probably should be a mechanism to call them out for misinformation.
Im all for charging more taxes on high emissions goods, but allowing it to be a fuck you to the consumer that has to engage with capitalism and not the corpos who dont have to offer high emissions goods, kind of blurs the whole "Earth is dying" conundrum we're in.
Right, its my fault for buying gas for my car that I need to go to work to keep society functioning. Its not the gas companies fault or the car manufacturers fault. Its totally my bad for wanting a livable wage the only way you can get one.
If that's the case, then the whole process is as wrong-headed as can be. You can only choose an alternative if a viable alternative exists. Transit isn't supported enough to be a universally practical option while electric vehicles are too expensive and have infrastructure requirements that can't necessarily be met by everyone. And speaking as someone who's tried cycling, well, Edmonton is making some big moves, but In Calgary? Maybe I'll give it a shot again when I get tired of living.
And none of that covers the fact that what is being paid at the pump as a surcharge to cover carbon taxes holds no relationship at all with what the oil companies are paying. It's being used as an excuse to bilk the consumer even further and to line the pockets of investors.
Believe it or not, pulling money out of circulation and putting it promptly back in doesn't effect the total supply!
It's a canard for doing less about climate change without saying that outright, since their base demands the former and the broader public demands the latter. Plus, they get to talk about less taxes, which makes their other natural demographic happy.
Carbon pricing is seen international as an incredibly effective tool to reduce carbon output without needing to develop super complex systems.
What I like is that we all knew that the first financial difficult time this issue would come up and be blamed but we didn't really future proof for it. We just let it happen every time and hope it gets sorted out
Unfortunately, for way too many Canadians, believing fairy tales from PP and the Cons is more convenient than reality.
Canada needs more beavers
It's not causing inflation, but it is increasing the cost of a product I have no choice but to buy. And does absolutely nothing to help the environment. I really hate Trudeau, and even more, I hate that I voted for him.
Why wouldn't it help the environment? The only way producers can pollute less is if it would cost less money. It will and can only happen if it pays to produce less co2
So put the cost to the companies, not me. I'm stretched thin as is, I don't have more money for another stupid tax. Maybe if I had a little extra, I'd consider installing a few solar panels in my home, or perhaps a new EV. But no, instead the government will find a way to reach into my pocket to take what's left.
Your premise is flawed the only reason it falls under the principles of inelastic demand is because of the way our country is structured for cars, if you use the tax to make systemic changes, making public transit and walking/biking possible this is no longer true.
I'm not saying it's an easy transition but it is a necessary one and Norway and Denmark proves it's possible
Well no shit, but it's still crippling the cash flow of citizens, on top of their money being worthless.
And before we go all "but the majority of people get more money back than they put in!"
I've never received a fucking dime back, and I'm in a very median tax bracket. Why do I need to jump through more hoops every year to get my money back? The extra cash flow is more beneficial than stock pilling my money with the government, and waiting for their slow ass to give it back
Just feels like virtue signalling bullshit.
I’ve never received a fucking dime back, and I’m in a very median tax bracket.
Are you sure? They send it out quarterly. I'm guessing you just didn't notice on your end.
The rebate is a small amount, because they only take a small amount.