> A carbon tax also fits well into the capitalist, "don't tell me what to do" self-indulgent society we live in.

Seeing how people bitch and moan about the price of gas every time it goes up (even when it was cheaper than it was a year prior), and how it has sparked multiple revolts around the world, like the yellow vests in France, I wouldnt hold my breath that people will happily accept taxing gas in accordance to its externalities, regardless of whether it is the right thing to do.