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Originally Posted by Botten [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Nah...
The carbon tax aims to reduce the carbon footprint

What do you think bringing manufacturing jobs home would do?

Carbon Taxes = Tariffs:
https://econofact.org/carbon-taxes-a...rns?utm_source

“Taxing energy intensive imports and exempting some U.S. export goods from carbon taxes could level the playing field with U.S. firms in energy-intensive, trade-exposed sectors and competitors from countries that don’t have a carbon tax.”

“American manufacturers doing the right thing on climate are at a disadvantage compared to high-polluting foreign competitors … Our Clean Competition Act would give domestic companies a step up in the global marketplace while lowering carbon emissions at home and abroad.”

‘American manufacturers actually win’ under an E.U. border carbon tax because ‘they will pay less than China, which in turn will move the supply chains to the United States of America,’ Whitehouse said.”

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Originally Posted by shovelquest [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What do you think bringing manufacturing jobs home would do?

Carbon Taxes = Tariffs:
https://econofact.org/carbon-taxes-a...rns?utm_source

That entire article was trying to relate Border Carbon Adjustments (BCA).

The confusion arises because a complete, effective carbon tax policy must include a component that acts like a tariff to remain competitive. This component is the Border Carbon Adjustment (BCA), which is what your Econofact article was discussing.

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Originally Posted by Botten [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

That entire article was trying to relate Border Carbon Adjustments (BCA).

Yeah, Border Carbon Adjustments are the trade mechanism tied to carbon taxes. that’s exactly how they were pitched early on to protect and even encourage U.S. manufacturing, by taxing imports from high-emission countries.

Riddle me this (an attempt to sound like Reiwa)

Why is tariffs on disposable goods from amazon shipped from china bad.

But tariffs on cheap EV cars from china good?