Holistic Taxation
Holistic Taxation
A taxation system shall be established whereby all human activities and consumption can be quantified and compared against a yardstick—and therefore taxed accordingly.
Taxes shall be implemented that assess the true impact to the world (and thereby society). Thus over-packaging, junk mail, and technologies that relay on hydrocarbons shall be heavily taxed with the added benefit of making sustainable technologies more affordable than destructive ones.
An entirely new, simplified, incremental, flat tax structure will be established to ensure all persons pay their fair share of taxes.
If you are interested in assisting to develop these programs, please contact Jin with some of your initial ideas and/or sample works. Here are 10 initial ideas to get started!
1. Carbon Footprint Tax
– Objective: Impose taxes on businesses and individuals
based on their carbon emissions. Companies that rely heavily on fossil fuels
will face higher tax rates, incentivizing the shift toward renewable energy
sources.
– Focus: Reducing carbon emissions, promoting renewable
energy.
2. Over-Packaging Penalty Tax
– Objective: Implement heavy taxes on companies that use
excessive packaging for their products, particularly single-use plastics. This
tax will encourage businesses to adopt more sustainable packaging alternatives.
– Focus: Waste reduction, eco-friendly packaging.
3. Hydrocarbon Technology Tax
– Objective: Tax technologies that rely on hydrocarbons,
such as gasoline-powered vehicles, oil-based machinery, and certain industrial
processes. This tax will help accelerate the transition to cleaner energy
solutions like electric and hydrogen-based technologies.
– Focus: Energy sustainability, reducing reliance on
hydrocarbons.
4. Junk Mail & Paper Waste Tax
– Objective: Tax businesses that produce unsolicited mail or
contribute to excessive paper waste. The aim is to reduce environmental harm
caused by paper overproduction and encourage digital alternatives.
– Focus: Waste reduction, digital transformation.
5. Resource Depletion Tax
– Objective: Implement taxes on industries that deplete
natural resources such as water, forests, and minerals. Companies that use
non-renewable resources unsustainably will be taxed to reflect the long-term
impact of their practices.
– Focus: Resource conservation, sustainability.
6. Technology Obsolescence Tax
– Objective: Tax companies that produce technology with
planned obsolescence, meaning products designed to fail or become obsolete
quickly. The tax encourages the production of durable, long-lasting
technologies.
– Focus: Sustainable technology, reducing e-waste.
7. Energy Inefficiency Tax
– Objective: Apply taxes to homes, businesses, and
industries with poor energy efficiency, incentivizing retrofitting buildings
with energy-saving technologies like solar panels, insulation, and efficient
appliances.
– Focus: Energy efficiency, conservation.
8. Flat Incremental Tax System
– Objective: Establish a simplified flat tax system with
incremental rates based on income and consumption. This structure ensures
fairness, where higher consumers and those causing more environmental damage
pay a larger share.
– Focus: Fair taxation, simplicity.
9. Waste Management Tax
– Objective: Tax industries and municipalities that fail to
meet sustainable waste management standards. Encourages investment in
recycling, composting, and circular economy practices.
– Focus: Waste reduction, circular economy.
10. Luxury Consumption Tax
– Objective: Heavily tax luxury goods and services that have
a large environmental impact, such as private jets, yachts, and excessive
resource use in luxury industries. This tax reflects the disproportionate
ecological footprint of high-end consumption.
– Focus: Environmental equity, reducing excessive
consumption.