Thursday, April 15, 2010

It's not a gas tax: it's just an additional global warming hoax fee that you'll pay at the pump

White House: ‘No Support for a Gas Tax’ - Washington Wire - WSJ
...“gas tax” is a compound cuss word in Washington, even less acceptable in polite society than “cap and trade.” The quick moves to squelch such talk show that terms such as “price on carbon” or “linked fee” – the working euphemism among those involved in the Kerry-Graham-Lieberman discussions - aren’t going to fool anyone, especially in an election year.
Senate Bill Likely to Result in Carbon Price of $31 per Ton 2013-2020
WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - April 15, 2010) - Point Carbon's North American Research division has forecasted a price of $31 per ton of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) in a United States Emissions Trading System (US ETS) from expected parameters of the forthcoming Kerry-Graham-Lieberman (KGL). This would result in an increase of 27 cents per gallon of gasoline at the pump for the average US consumer.

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