Let’s remember the scenes from this winter when state and federal officials start talking again about imposing a “carbon tax” or increasing the energy taxes we already have.
Oregon might tax the air, almost
Written August 20th, 2013 by
It didn’t get much attention at the time, but the 2013 Oregon legislature took a step toward taxing air — well, not air exactly, just a component of natural air. You guessed it: carbon dioxide and other so-called greenhouse gases. Democrats in the House and Senate, over the fruitless objections of Republicans, passed Senate Bill […]
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Carbon tax: What it’ll cost
Democrats in the legislature are set to adopt a thinly disguised carbon tax when they meet in February. They haven’t said what this will cost everybody, but they should.
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