Maybe a consumption tax with broad exemptions for necessary goods like food, clothing, shelter, etc would be a nice way of dealing with the issues people seem to have with others having wealth.
Billionaire heirs use the inheritance to buy a yacht, big tax bill, mostly use the inheritance to continue funding things that are generally good for society, smaller tax bill.
Just a friendly reminder that this figure is only true if you attribute the emissions from those companies customers back to those companies. It doesn’t make sense to me that my emissions should be attributed to Shell or Exxon, but to each their own.
But then, doesn't that mean everyone with coverage pays for it?Insurance pays for it, and everyone with coverage pays for these high costs through high premiums -- public healthcare in Canada doesn't pay for drugs, and even without insurance the cost of those drugs tends to be substantially cheaper, at least in the few scenarios I've been exposed to.