Did You Know Carbon Can Bite?

       What's in a carbon tax? Why are conservatives are so against a carbon tax? What's so bad about carbon? Well, a carbon tax would be a tax levied against the production and introduction of carbon into the air. When we heat or cool our homes, drive our cars, buy food, discard trash, manufacture anything, in fact if we do almost anything, we introduce carbon into the air. Even breathing adds to the carbon in the air. But no, they aren't suggesting a tax on breathing.
       Okay, so we put carbon into the air, but then so does nature, right? Yes, and nature takes care of the carbon it puts in the air. So it's time for us to take care of the carbon we put into the air. The thing is, though, humans talk a better game than they play. And when their leaders try to fix the problem, things can get worse instead of better.
       But if we put a tax on anything that introduces large amounts of carbon into the air, the problem is likely to solve itself. And before you ask, it's because nobody likes to pay a tax. Not citizens, and not companies. Companies will do anything to avoid paying taxes because it increases the costs of their products. People might well stop buying their products if the prices go up. So companies will figure out a way to do their work without putting carbon in the air, on their own.
       Why do conservatives hate a carbon tax? Because they hate any and all taxes. They especially don't want to see a tax on any industry that supports their cause. And because they don't believe in science or global warming. Or that humans are causing global warming if it actually does exist.
       But isn't carbon the most common element in the world? Isn't carbon what makes up most of the world? Yes, and therein lies the problem with carbon. Nature has it pretty carefully distributed in the ground, on top of the ground and in the air. But if we humans take it out of the ground and introduce it into the air, we upset the balance nature set. When you mess with nature, nature has a way of turning around and biting you.