Comments on: A Carbon Tax Is An Economy Killer, Too http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/14/a-carbon-tax-is-an-economy-killer-too/ The Foundry promotes conservative policies and principles by offering the best in public policy research with the day’s current events. The Foundry is published by The Heritage Foundation. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:51:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Christina Jeffrey, Spartanburg, SChttp://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/14/a-carbon-tax-is-an-economy-killer-too/#comment-32757 Christina Jeffrey, Spartanburg, SC Fri, 15 May 2009 22:54:42 +0000 http://blog.heritage.org/?p=6810#comment-32757 Bob Inglis represents Upstate South Carolina. We are the most conservtive district in S.C. We believe that God gave us oil and gas to heat our houses and take care of our families. He is a nice man; he means well, and I personally like him very much. However, I do not like what his carbon tax policy will do to our economy and I plan to replace him in 2010. It is the right thing to do and past time it was done. Please visit my website, www.christinajeffrey.com. Many thanks to Heritage for this forum.Respectfully,Christina Bob Inglis represents Upstate South Carolina. We are the most conservtive district in S.C. We believe that God gave us oil and gas to heat our houses and take care of our families. He is a nice man; he means well, and I personally like him very much. However, I do not like what his carbon tax policy will do to our economy and I plan to replace him in 2010. It is the right thing to do and past time it was done. Please visit my website, http://www.christinajeffrey.com. Many thanks to Heritage for this forum.

Respectfully,

Christina

]]> By: Sundry Notes « 36 Chambers – The Legendary Journeys: Execution to the max!http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/14/a-carbon-tax-is-an-economy-killer-too/#comment-32750 Sundry Notes « 36 Chambers – The Legendary Journeys: Execution to the max! Fri, 15 May 2009 21:44:46 +0000 http://blog.heritage.org/?p=6810#comment-32750 [...] Carbon taxes are a bad idea.  At best, if there’s a carbon tax, there should be offsetting tax reductions, and real tax [...] [...] Carbon taxes are a bad idea.  At best, if there’s a carbon tax, there should be offsetting tax reductions, and real tax [...]

]]> By: Russil Wvong, Vancouverhttp://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/14/a-carbon-tax-is-an-economy-killer-too/#comment-32704 Russil Wvong, Vancouver Fri, 15 May 2009 17:57:00 +0000 http://blog.heritage.org/?p=6810#comment-32704 "Demonizing the CO2 is a scam and has no scientifically defensible proof behind it."I doubt anything I say could convince you, but here's the brief version:1. Carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere acts like a greenhouse, trapping heat. Without CO2 and other greenhouse gases, the planet would be much colder than it is. This is uncontroversial.2. The level of CO2 in the atmosphere is increasing rapidly, as we dig up and burn fossil fuels. This graph shows measurements of atmospheric CO2 taken monthly between 1958 and 2004. http://www.aip.org/history/climate/images/maunaloa.jpg3. There's a close correlation between atmospheric CO2 and temperature. This graph shows changes in atmospheric CO2 and temperature over the last 400,000 years, based on measurements from Antarctic ice cores. As you can see, the recent spike in CO2 levels is unprecedented. http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/science/images/co2-temp.gif “Demonizing the CO2 is a scam and has no scientifically defensible proof behind it.”

I doubt anything I say could convince you, but here’s the brief version:

1. Carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere acts like a greenhouse, trapping heat. Without CO2 and other greenhouse gases, the planet would be much colder than it is. This is uncontroversial.

2. The level of CO2 in the atmosphere is increasing rapidly, as we dig up and burn fossil fuels. This graph shows measurements of atmospheric CO2 taken monthly between 1958 and 2004.
http://www.aip.org/history/climate/images/maunaloa.jpg

3. There’s a close correlation between atmospheric CO2 and temperature. This graph shows changes in atmospheric CO2 and temperature over the last 400,000 years, based on measurements from Antarctic ice cores. As you can see, the recent spike in CO2 levels is unprecedented.
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/science/images/co2-temp.gif

]]> By: Spiritof76, New Hampshirehttp://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/14/a-carbon-tax-is-an-economy-killer-too/#comment-32579 Spiritof76, New Hampshire Thu, 14 May 2009 23:59:30 +0000 http://blog.heritage.org/?p=6810#comment-32579 This is the reason why the Republican Party is an also-ran party. They co-opt the stupid socialist agenda. Demonizing the CO2 is a scam and has no scientifically defensible proof behind it. It is a power grab. Conservatives and Libertarians like myself must do everything to return our country to its founding principles and the Constitution. We must get rid of all the corrupt and power-hungry politicians. It is a matter of survival. This is the reason why the Republican Party is an also-ran party. They co-opt the stupid socialist agenda.
Demonizing the CO2 is a scam and has no scientifically defensible proof behind it. It is a power grab.
Conservatives and Libertarians like myself must do everything to return our country to its founding principles and the Constitution. We must get rid of all the corrupt and power-hungry politicians. It is a matter of survival.

]]> By: » Financial News Update - 05/14/09 NoisyRoom.net: “Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the face of tyranny is no virtue.” Barry Goldwaterhttp://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/14/a-carbon-tax-is-an-economy-killer-too/#comment-32575 » Financial News Update - 05/14/09 NoisyRoom.net: “Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the face of tyranny is no virtue.” Barry Goldwater Thu, 14 May 2009 23:40:30 +0000 http://blog.heritage.org/?p=6810#comment-32575 [...] A Carbon Tax Is An Economy Killer, Too [...] [...] A Carbon Tax Is An Economy Killer, Too [...]

]]> By: Russil Wvong, Vancouverhttp://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/14/a-carbon-tax-is-an-economy-killer-too/#comment-32531 Russil Wvong, Vancouver Thu, 14 May 2009 19:27:18 +0000 http://blog.heritage.org/?p=6810#comment-32531 Isn't the economy flexible enough to be able to adjust to higher energy prices?Here in Canada, the province of British Columbia brought in a revenue-neutral carbon tax last July, starting at $10 per ton of CO2 and rising by $5/ton each year. All revenues are returned in the form of income tax cuts, with additional transfers to low-income households. (An alternate suggestion from economist Steven Stoft is to divide up the revenue collected and distribute it equally on a per-capita basis, like Alaska's permanent fund dividend.) Isn’t the economy flexible enough to be able to adjust to higher energy prices?

Here in Canada, the province of British Columbia brought in a revenue-neutral carbon tax last July, starting at $10 per ton of CO2 and rising by $5/ton each year. All revenues are returned in the form of income tax cuts, with additional transfers to low-income households. (An alternate suggestion from economist Steven Stoft is to divide up the revenue collected and distribute it equally on a per-capita basis, like Alaska’s permanent fund dividend.)

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