@freemo the amount of oil mined is heavily influenced by the profit margins available in the market. Are you saying that oil moved without the pipeline is cheaper than oil moved with it? https://qoto.org/@Demosthenes/105611888359591246
@Demosthenes @freemo This is a false dichotomy. The relevant alternative would be to have a tax produce the desired disincentive. By making production inherently less efficient, you're giving up the direct environmental gains AND the revenue to use for other social goals. It's hard to imagine such a vociferous defense of such an obviously inept policy would be grounded in reasoned analysis rather than political tribalism. https://fedi.club/objects/8bd2eb6d-3c24-4965-922c-28fc1eca7d4a
@Demosthenes @freemo This is a false dichotomy. The relevant alternative would be to have a tax produce the desired disincentive. By making production inherently less efficient, you're giving up the direct environmental gains AND the revenue to use for other social goals. It's hard to imagine such a vociferous defense of such an obviously inept policy would be grounded in reasoned analysis rather than political tribalism. https://fedi.club/objects/8bd2eb6d-3c24-4965-922c-28fc1eca7d4a
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