[[Leftist]]s and [[anarchist]]s have joined in the anti-tax protests and general disillusionment with the [[status quo]].<ref>https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/12/10/vide-d10.html</ref><ref>https://en.news-front.info/2018/12/11/french-leftist-party-unbowed-leader-expects-yellow-vests-protests-to-continue/</ref> Leftism in general is not based on property rights, and an anti-tax movement primarily is a dispute over property rights. The carbon tax is a [[consumer]] tax, affecting everyone's cost and quality of living. The carbon tax is also primarily aimed at [[behavior modification]], and not necessarily revenue generation for the state; how the state misspends carbon tax revenues is another matter completely. | [[Leftist]]s and [[anarchist]]s have joined in the anti-tax protests and general disillusionment with the [[status quo]].<ref>https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/12/10/vide-d10.html</ref><ref>https://en.news-front.info/2018/12/11/french-leftist-party-unbowed-leader-expects-yellow-vests-protests-to-continue/</ref> Leftism in general is not based on property rights, and an anti-tax movement primarily is a dispute over property rights. The carbon tax is a [[consumer]] tax, affecting everyone's cost and quality of living. The carbon tax is also primarily aimed at [[behavior modification]], and not necessarily revenue generation for the state; how the state misspends carbon tax revenues is another matter completely. |