Comment Comment by alex_young A UBI paid for with a carbon tax would both save us from the worst consequences of global warming and stimulate the economy. It's hard to find a rational excuse for not doing it.Planet Money did a great episode on this idea over 7 years ago:https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2013/07/12/201502003/epis...They did a followup 5 years later:https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2018/07/18/630267782/epis...It seems like there are too many entrenched players to make this a reality unfortunately. parent alex_young 6 years ago
Planet Money did a great episode on this idea over 7 years ago:
https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2013/07/12/201502003/epis...
They did a followup 5 years later:
https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2018/07/18/630267782/epis...
It seems like there are too many entrenched players to make this a reality unfortunately.