Alfred Tennyson wrote:We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
kiwichick wrote:hi agent
australia is introducing a co2 tax on july 1 this year @ $23 / tonne emissions
the govt is increasing the income tax free threshold to $18,000
the tax will be paid by the largest 500 emitting companies
the tax is scheduled to change to an emissions trading scheme in 2015
Alfred Tennyson wrote:We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Tanada wrote:I like Dr. Hansen as a scientist, but as an economist he stinks on ice.
dohboi wrote:Like a certain health care plan, it was, iirc, dreamed up by Republicans, but then when Dems started to get on board, it was suddenly reviled as the devil's spawn.
dohboi wrote:Like a certain health care plan, it was, iirc, dreamed up by Republicans, but then when Dems started to get on board, it was suddenly reviled as the devil's spawn.
What is called for now, of course, is straightforward rationing. But that is not likely to happen under the current one-party system.
‘A Conservative Climate Solution’: Republican Group Calls for Carbon Tax
A group of Republican elder statesmen is calling for a tax on carbon emissions to fight climate change.
The group, led by former Secretary of State James A. Baker III, with former Secretary of State George P. Shultz and Henry M. Paulson Jr., a former secretary of the Treasury, says that taxing carbon pollution produced by burning fossil fuels is “a conservative climate solution” based on free-market principles.
Mr. Baker is scheduled to meet on Wednesday with White House officials, including Vice President Mike Pence, Jared Kushner, the senior adviser to the president, and Gary D. Cohn, director of the National Economic Council, as well as Ivanka Trump.
In an interview, Mr. Baker said that the plan followed classic conservative principles of free-market solutions and small government. He suggested that even former President Ronald Reagan would have blessed the plan: “I’m not at all sure the Gipper wouldn’t have been very happy with this.” He said he had no idea how the proposal would be received by the current White House or Congress.
Alfred Tennyson wrote:We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
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