Posted by Brad Plumer on November 20, 2012 at 3:16 pm
Nothing to see here, just a good old-fashioned all-American carbon tax. (Ben Margot/Associated Press)
Lately, the White House and Congress have been talking up tax reform.
And that’s given policy wonks an excuse to revisit one of their favorite
environmental proposals — the carbon tax. The government would slap a fee on greenhouse-gas emissions to offset tax cuts elsewhere. It would boost the economy and address global warming. What’s not to love?
