Elon Musk makes a libertarian argument for carbon tax
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Re: Elon Musk makes a libertarian argument for carbon tax
#2I would expect him to make any argument he can against fossil fuels. He is heavily invested in solar technology.
Re: Elon Musk makes a libertarian argument for carbon tax
#3It's fairly easy to spot ideologically consistent libertarians if you ask them about climate change, carbon tax etc.
Unfortunately, it turns out that they don't really exist in any great numbers.
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#4Coase, Pigou, all these ideas are fairly libertarian, just like other forms of property rights are, and externalities like pollution can be thought of as a form of trespass.
Re: Elon Musk makes a libertarian argument for carbon tax
#5"Libertarian" and "tax" in the same sentence. How does that even work?
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#6"Libertarian" and "tax" in the same sentence. How does that even work?
I assume by arguing the personal liberty cost of emissions outweighs the personal liberty gained by tax reduction.
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#7This is a good argument.
It is also a basic economic argument about a market externality.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Externality
I am not sure you even need to characterize it as a libertarian argument.
Re: Elon Musk makes a libertarian argument for carbon tax
#8More like Elon Musk points out by example why libertarianism is an oxymoron. As soon as all restrictions are lifted on businesses and a totally "free" market is created, business interests move to enact new regulations that entrench their positions.
Re: Elon Musk makes a libertarian argument for carbon tax
#9"Libertarian" and "tax" in the same sentence. How does that even work?
I assume by arguing the personal liberty cost of emissions outweighs the personal liberty gained by tax reduction.
wouldnt the libertarian reaction to emissions be to sue the emitter for the lowered quality of air?
Re: Elon Musk makes a libertarian argument for carbon tax
#10More like Elon Musk points out by example why libertarianism is an oxymoron. As soon as all restrictions are lifted on businesses and a totally "free" market is created, business interests move to enact new regulations that entrench their positions.
How was this an example of how restrictions were lifted and a free market created?