[MeanWestTexan]

Someone tell me this is bullshit.

[The Sons of Liberty]

Is a CO2 tax in America's future?

I always new if the dims could find a way, they'd tax you for breathing.

[kinoxi]

Just hold your breath when the IRS comes a knockin that's all...

[MadeInAmerica]

Bwahahahaha, it's official folks. The GOP is now the DEM party and the DEM party is now communists.

[Leg Olam]

"carbon tax"

Got to get rid of all my illegal carbon...might as well dump that extra hydrogen too.

[catholicfreeper]

Its an interesting idea. And the author is right is that this idea has some basis in Conservative thought. My very conservative economic prof in college was a big supporter of something like this.

You can impose a tax or perhaps give "Carbon tax credits" if that is more appealing to the base

[samtheman]

This is what's known as a Pigovian tax

All taxes are pig taxes. How else can you hope to keep the public trough full?

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

The climate change "crisis" has been blown out of all proportion -- it's a bogus problem.

However, if anything is going to be done to solve this "crisis"; there's a lot to be said for a carbon tax. If it were being introduced by the Democrats; it would be nothing more than a tax grab. If designed by the Republicans advantages could include:

* It would leverage the price system to effect the CO2 reductions -- as opposed to a myriad of inefficient government subsidies;
* Money raised through the carbon tax could be used to allow income tax decreases;
* Drivers of SUVs and other vehicles might not be harassed as much, as they would have paid the "social costs" of their energy consumption;
* The tax would not be as regressive as the article states -- richer people tend to use more energy, so they'd pay more;
* It would greatly diminish the political value of "climate change" to the Dems;
* Voters who emote, rather than think things through, might reconsider their support for Kyoto, etc. -- because they would be required to "put their money where their mouth is".

[FreedomNeocon]

Oh puhlease... David Frum is not a consecrative, and the closest republican description that applies to him are the "blue blood" northeastern republican who are pro-illegal immigration, yet somehow isolationist on foreign policy issues.

Why don't we start quoting "noted conservatives" like Tucker Carlson and Joe Scarborogh next...

[advance_copy]

President Bush propose a carbon tax.

It will give him something good to veto.

[goldstategop]

When you have Republicans advocating new taxes, I know they're going to remain in the minority.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus