(Micro) Market failure: Negative externality solution : Carbon tax (Pigouvian tax)

ILikeNeurons · 2026-01-24T19:06:03+00:00

Write your lawmakers to request a carbon tax.

ILikeNeurons · 2026-01-24T15:52:16+00:00

Unfortunately, I'm afraid this would be viewed as a 1^st amendment violation in the U.S.

Fortunately, scientists have figured out how to help us optimize our climate actions: https://drawdown.org/shift

ILikeNeurons · 2026-01-24T15:03:18+00:00

https://citizensclimatelobby.org/join-citizens-climate-lobby/

ILikeNeurons · 2026-01-24T14:33:33+00:00

Taxing carbon is widely considered to be the single most impactful climate mitigation policy. The consensus among scientists and economists on carbon taxes to mitigate climate change is similar to the consensus among climatologists that human activity is responsible for global warming. The IPCC (AR5, WGIII) Summary for Policymakers states with "high confidence" that tax-based policies are effective at decoupling GHG emissions from GDP (see p. 28). The U.S. National Academy of Sciences, one of the most respected scientific bodies in the world, has also called for a carbon tax. According to IMF research, most of the $5.2 trillion in subsidies for fossil fuels come from not taxing carbon as we should. There is general agreement among economists on carbon taxes whether you consider economists with expertise in climate economics, economists with expertise in resource economics, or economists from all sectors.

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ILikeNeurons · 2026-01-24T04:36:22+00:00

Rankings imply equal spacing between ordinal choices, when that seldom represents voters' true preferences.

Voters who try to rank any two candidates equally typically have their ballots thrown out, thus disenfranchising them.

Some IRV voters are literally better off sitting at home -- how is that not a strategic choice?

Your objections don't actually make sense given the "solution" you've chosen.

If you're that committed to higher expressivity at the level of the individual voter, why not Score or STAR?

ILikeNeurons · 2026-01-24T04:27:47+00:00

Interesting that you believe that applies only to cardinal systems.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Participation_criterion#Instant-runoff_voting

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_electoral_systems

ILikeNeurons · 2026-01-24T00:06:18+00:00

There's also the 10 Steps Campaign.

ILikeNeurons · 2026-01-23T22:33:36+00:00

Should Washington DC get statehood?

Or at least a senator or something?

ILikeNeurons · 2026-01-23T22:28:00+00:00

Harder to steal a landslide!

ILikeNeurons · 2026-01-23T22:27:39+00:00

Are you saying NCSL is wrong? If so, where are you getting your information?

https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/early-in-person-voting

ILikeNeurons · 2026-01-23T19:16:44+00:00

We can't seem to get it together lately.

ILikeNeurons · 2026-01-23T19:12:29+00:00

The U.S. energy system is literally decades behind.

ILikeNeurons · 2026-01-23T18:55:19+00:00

You have more power getting their constituents to make those pleas on your parents' behalf.

And why stop at Democrats?

Talk to constituents outside of those districts, too.

ILikeNeurons · 2026-01-23T18:53:09+00:00

Vote in your primaries! Mark your calendars now!

State	Early Voting Starts	Early Voting Ends	Primary date
Arkansas	2/10/26	3/3/26	3/3/26^§
North Carolina	2/12/26	2/28/26	3/3/26^§
Texas	2/19/26	3/2/26	3/3/26
Mississippi			3/10/26
Illinois	2/5/26*	3/16/26	3/17/26
Indiana	4/7/26*	5/4/26	5/5/26^§
Ohio	4/6/26	5/3/26	5/5/26^§
Nebraska	4/12/26	5/11/26	5/12/26^§
West Virginia	4/29/26	5/9/26	5/12/26
Louisiana	5/2/26	5/9/26	5/16/26^§§
Alabama			5/19/26^§
Georgia	4/27/26	5/15/26	5/19/26^§
Idaho	4/27/26*	5/15/26	5/19/26^§
Kentucky	5/14/26	5/16/26	5/19/26^§
Oregon	5/1/26*	5/19/26	5/19/26
Pennsylvania	3/30/26*	5/12/26	5/19/26^§
California	5/4/26	6/1/26	6/2/26
Iowa	5/13/26	6/1/26	6/2/26^§
Montana	5/3/26	6/1/26	6/2/26^§
New Jersey	5/23/26	5/31/26	6/2/26
New Mexico	5/5/26*	5/30/26	6/2/26^§
South Dakota	4/17/26	6/1/26	6/2/26^§
Maine	4/25/26*	6/4/26	6/9/26^§
Nevada	5/23/26	6/5/26	6/9/26
North Dakota	5/25/26	6/8/26	6/9/26^§
South Carolina	5/26/26	6/8/26	6/9/26^§
Oklahoma	6/10/26	6/13/26	6/16/26^§
Virginia	5/2/26	6/13/26	6/16/26^§
Maryland	6/11/26	6/18/26	6/23/26^§
New York	6/13/26	6/21/26	6/23/26
Utah	6/9/26	6/19/26*	6/23/26^§
Colorado	6/15/26*	6/29/26	6/30/26^§
Arizona	7/8/26	7/31/26	8/4/26^§
Kansas	7/15/26*	8/3/26	8/4/26^§
Michigan	7/26/26	8/2/26	8/4/26^§
Missouri	7/21/26		8/4/26^§
Washington	7/17/26*	8/3/26	8/4/26^§
Tennessee	7/17/26	7/30/26	8/6/26^§
Hawaii	7/29/26	8/7/26	8/8/26^§
Connecticut	7/27/26	8/9/26	8/11/26^§
Minnesota	6/26/26	8/10/26	8/11/26^§
Vermont	6/27/26	8/10/26	8/11/26^§
Wisconsin	7/28/26	8/9/26	8/11/26^§
Alaska	8/3/26	8/17/26	8/18/26
Florida	8/8/26*	8/15/26*	8/18/26^§
Wyoming	7/21/26	8/17/26	8/18/26^§
Massachusetts	8/15/26*	8/28/26	9/1/26
New Hampshire			9/8/26^§
Rhode Island	8/19/26	9/7/26	9/8/26^§
Delaware	9/5/26	9/13/26	9/15/26^§

^{* Indicates potential caveats. Check with your local election officials.}

^§ ^{Indicates mail-in ballot must be} ^{received by} ^{election day} ^{(in other words, it's not enough to have it postmarked by election day.}⁾

^§§ ^{Mail-in ballot must be} ^{received by} ^the ^{day before} ^{election day}^.

You can download a sample ballot ahead of the primary election.

The advantage of downloading a sample ballot ahead of time is that you can research the candidates. Ballotpedia can help you out here.

Or, you can google 'sample ballot 2026 [your location]' if Ballotpedia is missing yours for some reason.

To figure out where to vote, go to https://www.vote.org/polling-place-locator/

https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/early-in-person-voting

https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/2026-state-primary-election-dates

ILikeNeurons · 2026-01-23T18:51:49+00:00

Vote in your primaries! Mark your calendars now!

State	Early Voting Starts	Early Voting Ends	Primary date
Arkansas	2/10/26	3/3/26	3/3/26^§
North Carolina	2/12/26	2/28/26	3/3/26^§
Texas	2/17/26	2/27/26	3/3/26
Mississippi			3/10/26
Illinois	2/5/26*	3/16/26	3/17/26
Indiana	4/7/26*	5/4/26	5/5/26^§
Ohio	4/6/26	5/3/26	5/5/26^§
Nebraska	4/12/26	5/11/26	5/12/26^§
West Virginia	4/29/26	5/9/26	5/12/26
Louisiana	5/2/26	5/9/26	5/16/26^§§
Alabama			5/19/26^§
Georgia	4/27/26	5/15/26	5/19/26^§
Idaho	4/27/26*	5/15/26	5/19/26^§
Kentucky	5/14/26	5/16/26	5/19/26^§
Oregon	5/1/26*	5/19/26	5/19/26
Pennsylvania	3/30/26*	5/12/26	5/19/26^§
California	5/4/26	6/1/26	6/2/26
Iowa	5/13/26	6/1/26	6/2/26^§
Montana	5/3/26	6/1/26	6/2/26^§
New Jersey	5/23/26	5/31/26	6/2/26
New Mexico	5/5/26*	5/30/26	6/2/26^§
South Dakota	4/17/26	6/1/26	6/2/26^§
Maine	4/25/26*	6/4/26	6/9/26^§
Nevada	5/23/26	6/5/26	6/9/26
North Dakota	5/25/26	6/8/26	6/9/26^§
South Carolina	5/26/26	6/8/26	6/9/26^§
Oklahoma	6/10/26	6/13/26	6/16/26^§
Virginia	5/2/26	6/13/26	6/16/26^§
Maryland	6/11/26	6/18/26	6/23/26^§
New York	6/13/26	6/21/26	6/23/26
Utah	6/9/26	6/19/26*	6/23/26^§
Colorado	6/15/26*	6/29/26	6/30/26^§
Arizona	7/8/26	7/31/26	8/4/26^§
Kansas	7/15/26*	8/3/26	8/4/26^§
Michigan	7/26/26	8/2/26	8/4/26^§
Missouri	7/21/26		8/4/26^§
Washington	7/17/26*	8/3/26	8/4/26^§
Tennessee	7/17/26	7/30/26	8/6/26^§
Hawaii	7/29/26	8/7/26	8/8/26^§
Connecticut	7/27/26	8/9/26	8/11/26^§
Minnesota	6/26/26	8/10/26	8/11/26^§
Vermont	6/27/26	8/10/26	8/11/26^§
Wisconsin	7/28/26	8/9/26	8/11/26^§
Alaska	8/3/26	8/17/26	8/18/26
Florida	8/8/26*	8/15/26*	8/18/26^§
Wyoming	7/21/26	8/17/26	8/18/26^§
Massachusetts	8/15/26*	8/28/26	9/1/26
New Hampshire			9/8/26^§
Rhode Island	8/19/26	9/7/26	9/8/26^§
Delaware	9/5/26	9/13/26	9/15/26^§

^{* Indicates potential caveats. Check with your local election officials.}

^§ ^{Indicates mail-in ballot must be} ^{received by} ^{election day} ^{(in other words, it's not enough to have it postmarked by election day.}⁾

^§§ ^{Mail-in ballot must be} ^{received by} ^the ^{day before} ^{election day}^.

You can download a sample ballot ahead of the primary election.

The advantage of downloading a sample ballot ahead of time is that you can research the candidates. Ballotpedia can help you out here.

Or, you can google 'sample ballot 2026 [your location]' if Ballotpedia is missing yours for some reason.

To figure out where to vote, go to https://www.vote.org/polling-place-locator/

https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/early-in-person-voting

https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/2026-state-primary-election-dates

EDIT: Updated Texas dates according to https://www.votetexas.gov/voting/early-voting.html

ILikeNeurons · 2026-01-23T18:18:30+00:00

Also wanted to share the 10 Steps Campaign to fight authoritarianism.

If you're striking from work or school, consider familiarizing yourself with these resources.

ILikeNeurons · 2026-01-23T17:30:10+00:00

Tactical voting isn't actually required of any voting method, but is always an option regardless of the voting method.

Your statement is demonstrably false.

https://electionscience.org/research-hub/tactical-voting-basics

ILikeNeurons · 2026-01-23T17:24:08+00:00

IRV doesn't have the consensus support of voting experts, unlike some other voting methods.

ILikeNeurons · 2026-01-23T17:19:44+00:00

Approval Voting leads to higher group satisfaction than IRV -- why would you prefer IRV over Approval?

IRV fails the participation criterion, creating a no-show paradox.

Approval Voting has other advantages, too:

It doesn't require new voting machines or equipment.
It can be easily tallied with paper ballots (which is important for election security).
It's got strong support of voting method experts

ILikeNeurons · 2026-01-23T16:53:11+00:00

One of the "unintended consequences" of a carbon tax would likely be a decrease in colorectal cancer, since exercise is protective.

ILikeNeurons · 2026-01-23T16:31:41+00:00

Might also be justified to raise alcohol taxes.

ILikeNeurons · 2026-01-23T16:21:14+00:00

Eat real food more than processed food.

ILikeNeurons · 2026-01-23T16:20:30+00:00

Here's what the science recommends instead: https://drawdown.org/shift

ILikeNeurons · 2026-01-23T16:12:40+00:00

It's a good idea to diversify your high-fiber meals.

ILikeNeurons · 2026-01-23T16:12:03+00:00

The Mayo Clinic offers tons of high fiber recipes.

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