AL GORE Wants to Replace All Payroll Taxes w/ CO2 Emissions Taxes on Companies

[elehhhhna]

Truefact. Google it up. Revenue neutral, gives families and most companies HUGE tax breaks immediately...

He proposed this a few years ago.

Our biggest co2 emitting-companies can't go offshore, either--they're comprised of power company plants and concrete manufacturing plants. Try making power and concrete in India and relaying it here.

Obviously, the affected companies will attempt to jack their prices up but that's best addressed by OUR regulatory agencies.

Eventually, as they clean up, the tax income would have to be replaced.

Meanwhile, our monopoly power co's are jamming us with extortionate rates and polluting this planet all the way to the bank.

Looks like a breakthrough idea.

[joshcryer]

1. If true, that's incredible. Genius.

[w4rma]

2. Its true. (nt)

[bananas]

3. It was part of his policy address last year

you can watch the video or read the transcript here:
http://www.nyu.edu/community/gore.html

[blogslut]

4. side question

What is involved in the manufacture of concrete that emits so much CO2?

[Lasher]

5. Crushed limestone and shale are heated in a kiln

Then gypsum is added and the mixture is ground to a powder. That's how you make cement.