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I'd go further and tax destructive activities, such as polluting or consumption of finite resources, instead of productive activities.



This is why I'm disappointed with the current-era Republican party. There are so many things that could be solved with true market-based solutions - for example, carbon markets and other major externalities. But nearly everyone would rather ignore evidence-based solutions for ideologically correct ones.




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