Pollution Tax

Here is why it is increase a tax on pollution is a good idea. Washington Environmental Council communications director stated that a "carbon fee is just one of the ways the state is tacking pollution (Lam, USA Today, 2019). Adding on, "several local governments have committed to 100 percent renewable energy" (Lam, USA Today, 2019), which can be a better alternative for fuel and energy to reduce pollution. Finally, the prices would go up if the bill gets approved for a higher tax on gasoline is because the funds would be used for both environmental and infrastructure needs. In conclusion, those are some things on why it is a good idea to put a higher tax on higher gasoline for pollution.

Now here is why it is a terrible idea to tax gasoline for pollution. The tax on the emissions would not be good at reducing inefficiencies. What that means is that "the dirtiest vehicles, which are most responsive to an emissions tax, would not be taxed enough while some clean vehicles would be over-taxed" (Brunel, NBER, 2019). Basically, there is no point in raising a tax or doing a possible solution in general if it will do little or no help to stop the conflict/conflicts. In conclusion, those are some reasons why it is not good to raise a tax on gasoline.

Here is where I stand on increasing a gas tax for pollution. I do not think the government should increase the tax. First of all, I do not see how we are being benefited. It is very hard for us to stop pollution as a whole, so there is no reason to increase the tax. The government can start doing hands on pollution him/herself, or use the extra tax money, if there is any, to solve the problem. Overall, those are some reasons why it is a bad idea to increase the tax on gasoline for pollution.