tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post8858684985100231826..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Post 8500: Hypocrisy. Yes, But...Assistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-28671997033175252262022-06-26T18:11:22.441-04:002022-06-26T18:11:22.441-04:00Good golly. We're¹ seeking to take advantage o...Good golly. We're¹ seeking to take advantage of behavioral responses to a tax-induced price increase, to reach that point of maximum diminution of carbon output with minimum diminution of economic growth, and then suddenly external economic and political factors are <i>also</i> increasing the price.<br /><br />Temporarily changing the tax-policy in response to the unrelated price increase is not hypocrisy, the desired reduction in carbon output will now happen even without the tax. <br /><br />Not that the federal gas tax was ever explicitly intended to reduce fuel use anyway.Douglas2https://www.blogger.com/profile/11290012200563917585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-84847015127429192882022-06-25T22:24:14.755-04:002022-06-25T22:24:14.755-04:00"As we deteriorate, we seem unable to cut our..."As we deteriorate, we seem unable to cut ourselves free."<br />Sort of like war. Will there be a cease-fire in Ukraine before both sides are exhausted?jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.com