Cap and Trade vs. Carbon Tax
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 12/20/2009 - 1:56pm
First, I hope everyone is doing well and staying safe in our big snowfall.
Being stuck at home, I have been doing a lot of perusing around the Internet on various issues. Something new (to me) I found was a different proposal to reducing CO2 emmissions vs. the Cap and Trade proposal and that is the Carbon Tax.
What I think I am reading from various sites like this one that speaks to this issue in what I see as not favoring one over the other, but I'm sure if it does one of you nice people will let me know.
I think the Carbon Tax proponents like that proposal because they feel that Cap and Trade will only shift CO2 emmissions from one area/manufacturing location etc. to another where the Carbon Tax affects all who emit CO2 (or at least most).
Interesting. Of course, there are sites that spin each proposal in their own way, so it is difficult to grind through to find things that are "non-commital", so to speak.
It would be interesting to see what the pulse on this is here.
Its got that dirty word in the name......Tax!
No matter what we try to do on energy and the environment the right is going to call it a tax on Business. One thing we can't do is make it easy for them to do that.
I don't believe the Senate is going to have the political will to tackle energy anyway.
Anthony D. Hall,
Fighting for Truth, Justice, Freedom and the American Way!
Good point
Good point HallStyle. But, truth is most of what is being presented is, in fact, going to cause some increases in taxes on industry and of course ultimately on everyone else.
I think what you're saying (and I agree) is that there has to be a balance between what is the best way to go with what will be the most acceptable path. I too think that "most acceptable path" will be illusive.
I was just doing some learning on this Carbon Tax thingy.