What actually happened is the costs and wages are all jacked up and we ended up with inflation. There is no meaningful GHG emissions reduction overall.
Tax the companies that deliberately and unnecessarily decided to go against climate policies. Let them feel the direct economic impact for their action. If we are to shield these initiators from the consequence through a series of convoluted economic maneuvers, then nothing will get changed and it’s just business as usual.
Taxing businesses for employees' GHG emissions is far more convoluted than simply taxing the things causing GHG emissions at the point of sale.
You would need to figure out which employee is driving which kind of car with which kind of emissions systems, then keep records of all of that, and then hire people to audit it, and then prosecute corruption.
All unnecessary.
The direct impact will easily be felt by businesses who unnecessarily require commuting because they will become less competitive. They have to pay their employees more than their competitors to pay for the commute, hence the prices for their products/service are higher than a competitor who does not require commuting. Obviously, this does not manifest at $5/gallon. It needs to be something that hurts, like $30/gallon, and not just at the fuel pump, but at the refinery/extraction level so everything that causes GHG emissions gets hit.
It is simple, easy to audit, fewer entities to audit, fewer chances for corruption, and easier to prosecute if need be.
I beg to differ. Impact will not be easily felt by businesses if it relies on trickle down consequences. In a capitalistic society, employers and employees don’t share the equal power dynamics.
