Tax on Europe’s frequent flyers could raise €64bn a year – study (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 year ago

It's not that solutions don't exist, it's that the ruling class make far too much money from the destruction of our planet. Until it stops being profitable they won't stop.

[-] remington@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago

They will watch the world burn for more money and power. They are diseased dragons laying on mountains of gold <- J.R. Tolkien reference.

[-] dotslashme@infosec.pub 10 points 1 year ago

I mean I'm all for taxing these customers, but for the millionth time, can we start by taxing the wealthy first?

[-] adespoton@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Or, it could lower the number of frequent flyers.

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