tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34719197.post8316269994657186161..comments2021-01-12T22:36:33.316-08:00Comments on Everything and the kitchen link: Efficiently attacking inequalityKitchen Linkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07179385032092813483noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34719197.post-55133659342782140232006-12-25T10:17:00.000-08:002006-12-25T10:17:00.000-08:00Chumly, Kitchen Linker supposes that's a veiled at...Chumly, Kitchen Linker supposes that's a veiled attack on an energy tax, under the supposition that one would be regressive.<br /><br />Only under the most naive analysis would it be. The poorest will bear the brunt of global warming, so anything done to mitigate it can hardly be regressive. This is especially true on a global scale, but also in the USA -- see Katrina.<br /><br />Also, Kitchen Linker's preferred implementation is one Al Gore has endorsed -- a tax shift from the regressive and job-destroying payroll tax to an energy tax.Kitchen Linkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07179385032092813483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34719197.post-58917982637301808802006-12-24T21:02:00.000-08:002006-12-24T21:02:00.000-08:00Does this mean that poor people will be able to bu...Does this mean that poor people will be able to buy gas now?chumlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05437149087404141014noreply@blogger.com