Originally Posted by Roody
If I were ruler of the known world...
I would enact a broader carbon tax that would decrease emission of greenhouse gasses and support research of alternatives. I'm not sure of the amount of the tax but possibly $30 to $100 per ton of carbon emitted. This would be paid by utility companies and at the gas pump by motorists.
Of course, you'll also find a way to reduce the cost for just about EVERYTHING for us consumers, seeing that most goods move from major port cities to the innards of this country by truck or train...which, of course, run on diesel and would be subjected to that tax resulting in inflated costs for food, durable goods, etc. I can't wait to hear the solution for that one. Perhaps by eliminating the sales tax?
/pipedream Or maybe we'll all have to be "resettled" in LA/Seattle/Miami/New York?
Don't worry...if you become ruler of the world...make sure you send me a PM to hire me on as one of your economic advisors. We'll take care of it.