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I am not denying that the upper class may pay a lesser percentage of their wealth. What I am saying is that even if it is true, this is not relevant to the discussion on carbon pricing because that is not the objective in the first place.
The point of the carbon pricing is to mitigate the effects of the climate crisis.
Wealth redistribution is well deserving of its own discussion. However, on its own wouldn't be a very effective tool to address the climate crisis as it does not hit the core of the issue, which is greenhouse gas emissions.
You know how corporations and the wealthy generate the majority of carbon emissions?
Well maybe they should also be paying the majority of carbon taxes.
Do you have evidence indicating that corporations and the wealthy do not pay their fair share of the carbon emissions they generate?
You know what, I'm sick of being told to take responsibility for a problem created by people thousands of times more wealthy and powerful than myself.
Why should people who can't even afford homes be paying carbon taxes while the wealthy fly around in private jets and build mega yachts?
Fuck this backwards ass thinking.
You could have just said "no I have no evidence and I'm using my feelings as facts" that would have saved us all time.
What evidence do you need of the wealthy consuming more than the poor? All you have to do is open your eyes and look around you.
Nobody is disputing that the wealthy consume more than the poor.
We are disputing your claim that the wealthy do not pay their fair share of greenhouse gas emissions. Please provide evidence to substantiate your claims.