The Carbon Tax

So, someone's had the idea of taxing the externality of carbon emissions. I think it's a great idea, particularly because it fits with the rest of our federal environmental laws, which are all based on the "polluter pays" principle. After all, if you, urban SUV driver, are sucking down gasoline like a frat boy sucks down booze, why shouldn't you pay for amounts to the privilege of pollution? And I think that's a good phrase to use: the privilege of pollution. There are a lot of folks out there who don't give much thought about what impact their actions have on the environment, nor do they give much thought that they are driving the price of energy up for the rest of us with their over-consumption. Make 'em pay I say.

With that said, can we finally bury the idea of ethanol? It's too energy intensive, and it's just a bad idea.

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