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Economists, 2010: Carbon tax carbon tax carbon tax

The public, 2010: Doop de doo here's a cat video

Economists, 2019: Carbon tax carbon tax carbon tax

The public, 2019: YOU CAPITALIST ASSHOLES, CARBON TAX WILL NEVER SOLVE CLIMATE CHANGE
Note: It is absolutely correct that carbon tax will never solve climate change, and should be only one small piece of a broader climate strategy.

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This is why I suck at Twitter dunks...the temptation to slide back into reasonable constructive discussion is just too strong
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