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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a great topic. I think air and ocean travel should be heavily taxed. UMC and rich people travel entirely too much. You don't need multiple vacations a year away from home. It is gross consumerism.

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Carbon taxing it makes sense, as long as the funds are used directly for ‘green’ objectives, which probably won’t happen. A leisure tax for those
contributing to global warming.

I could try to justify my air travel by saying that I don’t drive much, have 1 kid & a small house, etc., but truly I know it’s awful. I predict that it will be limited one day so might as well have fun before I die.

Social Qs had a recent hypocrite ask about trying to guilt a young person out of air travel:

[quote] I am a 45-year-old who has done his fair share of air travel. Having witnessed undeniable climate change (due, in part, to airplanes), I have sworn them off and encourage others to do the same. My dear cousin plans to send her young son to Paris by plane to participate in a summer camp. May I encourage her not to?

NICK

I agree that we face a climate crisis, but focusing only on commercial air travel — without considering any other element of our carbon footprints — seems blinkered. The response must be deeper and better coordinated than simply canceling a kid’s summer plans. I would keep quiet about camp but try to engage your cousin in the larger climate project, instead.[/quote]

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