2. Replace with a $50 per barrel tax on imported oil.
3. Announce plans to increase this tax by $1/year in inflationn-adjusted terms
4. Make exceptions for Canada and Mexico, though limit their tax- free exports to the US to current production plus 10%.
5. Watch the innovators go to work.
Best Idea I've seen.
I think the only way you'll get Americans to recycle in a big way will be if you reward them with fuel for their SUVs.
:::: Jan Steinman, Communication Steward, EcoReality -- be the change! ::::