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RobertEarl

(13,685 posts) Sat Nov 17, 2012, 11:40 PM Nov 2012

No Carbon Tax: Obama [View all]

"....taxing emission of carbon dioxide to thwart its effect on climate has been much talked about .....<snip>, but a spokesman for the president said it's off the table.

'We would never propose a carbon tax and have no intention of proposing one,' Carney said in a press briefing. '

http://www.statejournal.com/story/20108999/obama-spokesman-we-would-never-propose-a-carbon-tax

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No Carbon Tax: Obama [View all] RobertEarl Nov 2012 OP

Maybe in 2015. Change has come Nov 2012 #1

How are we going to pay for it? RobertEarl Nov 2012 #2

As long as paying for their pollution remains cost-effective, they will continue to pollute NoOneMan Nov 2012 #3

That's the idea RobertEarl Nov 2012 #4

You can't close any plants until infrastructure exists to replace them NoOneMan Nov 2012 #5

Can't argue against that RobertEarl Nov 2012 #7

Does it really matter? NoOneMan Nov 2012 #8

Can't argue that either RobertEarl Nov 2012 #9

We will likely do nothing as the momentum of civilization is too strong NoOneMan Nov 2012 #10

California's cap-and-trade system just went into effect. ellisonz Nov 2012 #6

Great. And the EU has had one since 2005. pampango Nov 2012 #11

pumping up the next financial bubble; more concentration of wealth and HiPointDem Nov 2012 #13

How will cap-and-trade produce "the next financial bubble" ??? ellisonz Nov 2012 #18

by marketizing dubious 'assets', same as the real estate bubble. and it won't HiPointDem Nov 2012 #20

You do understand that it will make polluting increasingly expensive? ellisonz Nov 2012 #21

nope, i don't understand that. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #22

The pollution wouldn't go elsewhere if other places stood up to polluters like California... ellisonz Nov 2012 #23

did you read the link? it ain't going to work, so it doesn't matter what you'll trade. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #24

lol ellisonz Nov 2012 #25

but we can tax cigarettes and soda, no problem. and to hear some people talk, HiPointDem Nov 2012 #12

Puts it all into perspective doesn't it aandegoons Nov 2012 #14

Cap and trade is a scam moparlunatic Nov 2012 #16

Here is the real problem Savannahmann Nov 2012 #15

Yeah... RobertEarl Nov 2012 #17

I guess my complaint is the road to Hell Savannahmann Nov 2012 #19

A carbon Tax will reward Natural Gas... lib2DaBone Nov 2012 #26

Isn't natural gas carbon based? RobertEarl Nov 2012 #27

bull shit. straight bull shit. underoath Nov 2012 #28

Welcome to DU RobertEarl Nov 2012 #29

thanks! yes I have :) underoath Nov 2012 #30