Why do most economists favor a carbon tax as a way to address the harmful consequences of carbon emissions? Efficiency.
Here is a smart and succinct defense of carbon taxes over cap-and-trade by Ted gayer of the Brookings Institution, it was his testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on [...]






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Heading off to the airport, so here is the picture: edging slightly higher in July. Would not be surprised to see it fall again slightly in the Fall.






