The vast majority of Americans are no longer willing to pay a $1 monthly fee to supposedly help combat climate change, signaling a major shift in attitude from just years ago. [some emphasis, links added]
A poll released on Thursday from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC) found that only 38% of Americans are on board with paying a $1 monthly carbon fee.
Back in 2021, 52% of Americans were willing to pay the supposed climate-fighting fee.
Unsurprisingly, as the hypothetical fee goes up from $1 monthly to $10 or $20, only 3 in 10 Americans are okay with paying up. And only 2 in 10 said they would pay $75 or $100 monthly.
Climate activism has become a key issue for Democrats in recent years.
High-profile politicians like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NYC), for example, famously said back in 2019 that the world would end in 12 years if we don’t drastically address climate change.
“Millennials and people, you know, Gen Z and all these folks that will come after us are looking up and we’re like: ‘The world is gonna end in 12 years if we don’t address climate change and your biggest issue is how are we gonna pay for it?’” AOC said.
Failed 2024 Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris was also a climate alarmist, calling climate change an existential threat and releasing a $10 trillion climate plan during her 2019 presidential run.
While an increasing number of young Americans now believe that climate change is mostly man-made, Americans in general are just not okay with personally paying any tax or fee to help combat the apparent threat.
They are, however, willing to shift payment to energy companies, according to the AP-NORC/EPIC poll.
“While less than half of Americans support paying a monthly carbon fee on their energy use, 56% support taxing companies for the carbon they emit,” a press release outlined.
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