Governments should tax oil more aggressively to force energy transitions.

Daily Debate #577: "Governments should tax oil more aggressively to force energy transitions.". You are arguing AGAINST the motion. Your opponent: Noam Chomsky.

nuh uh

You're arguing *for* aggressive oil taxes, which means you're betting governments can engineer an economy while crushing the people who depend on fossil fuels to survive. Why should a single mom choose between heating her home and eating?

choose both

She can't. Aggressive oil taxes raise energy costs across the board—heating, food transport, electricity. You're just assuming businesses eat the cost instead of passing it to poor households. Where's your mechanism that prevents that?