A sensible policy: Taxing fossil fuel consumption
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Yangbo Du
Jul 31, 2009, 12:44:07 AM7/31/09
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Here is a concise description of (likely) the simplest, most efficient,
and most effective means towards promoting sustainable energy -- the
public would probably favor such measures if informed about the
benefits. Keeping the previous point in mind, feel free to spread this
article around.
and most effective means towards promoting sustainable energy -- the
public would probably favor such measures if informed about the
benefits. Keeping the previous point in mind, feel free to spread this
article around.
Smart Taxes: An Open Invitation (N. Gregory Mankiw)
http://www.economics.harvard.edu/faculty/mankiw/files/Smart%20Taxes.pdf
Excerpt: "I believe that most politicians understand the arguments for
higher taxes on gasoline and other energy products and are often
privately convinced by them. But they also know that the general public
is not convinced, and so they feign opposition. I am confident,
however, that if the public were ever to change its mind on the matter,
our political leaders would quickly follow suit" (p. 4).
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