Jaap Burger
Ruben ZondervanRE: https://mastodon.social/@euobserver/116327833313091532
At least he tried. Subsidising fossil fuel consumption is twice unfair and strengthens the lock-in https://rzondervan.eu/let-them-spike-but-invest-the-revenue-right/
Stewart@RZondervan @euobserver The Albanese government should have tried the same
Rob van Kanđź”»@RZondervan Subsidizing fuel consumption? Surely you mean punishing it less, which is a different thing altogether.
@edgeofeurope That’s a different way of framing it, and it is exactly the kind of framing that keeps us locked in. But my argument is not as absolute as the admittedly clickbait title suggests, so it might be worth reading it first.
@RZondervan I actually did and while I agree with the article, I suspect the obvious framing of lowering taxes as "subsidizing" is counterproductive.
@edgeofeurope fair point. While I framed it more broadly in the opening section of my text (“Many countries are discussing measures to reduce fuel taxes or introduce price caps”), I do also use the term “subsidize” later on. While not entirely incorrect, it’s a less suitable framing. However, “punishing” completely misses my point. In a sense, I am arguing that the price spike should penalize those "rich" who have not yet transitioned. Lowering prices punishes those who did transition.