acargitz@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoThe oil industry is making billions from the Iran war—it should be taxed | CCPAwww.policyalternatives.caexternal-linkmessage-square27linkfedilinkarrow-up1149arrow-down12
arrow-up1147arrow-down1external-linkThe oil industry is making billions from the Iran war—it should be taxed | CCPAwww.policyalternatives.caacargitz@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square27linkfedilink
minus-squareCanIFishHere@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoRemoving the carbon tax on food production is investing in basic necessities. Lowering the costs means lower prices at the til.
minus-squaredom@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoNo it does not. It means the difference is turned into higher profit. This is what we saw. We did not see the price of groceries going down when thr tax was removed
minus-squareCanIFishHere@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoThe industrial carbon tax hasn’t been removed. The carbon taxes placed on food production are still in place.
Removing the carbon tax on food production is investing in basic necessities. Lowering the costs means lower prices at the til.
No it does not. It means the difference is turned into higher profit. This is what we saw. We did not see the price of groceries going down when thr tax was removed
The industrial carbon tax hasn’t been removed. The carbon taxes placed on food production are still in place.