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Senior Republican statesmen propose replacing Obama’s climate policies with a carbon tax
The Washington Post ^
| Feburary 8, 2017
| Chris Mooney and Juliet Eilperin
Posted on 02/11/2017 5:37:45 PM PST by yoe
Representatives from a coalition of veteran Republican officials including five who have either served as treasury secretary or as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers met Wednesday with White House officials to discuss the idea of imposing a national carbon tax, rather than using federal regulations, to address climate change.
[snip]Despite the groups impeccable Republican credentials Baker, Paulson and Schultz served as treasury secretaries and Feldstein and Mankiw served as CEA chairs under GOP presidents the proposal faces long odds. Many congressional Republicans are adamantly against a tax increase of any kind, and President Trump repeatedly emphasized that he is far more interested in promoting the extraction of fossil fuels in the United States than curbing the nations carbon emissions.
[snip]In general, however, Trumps Cabinet appointees have been largely noncommittal about the issue of climate change and its human causation. And at agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency and the Energy Department, Trump transition teams have brimmed with conservative think tank personas who have a history of questioning the science of climate change and standing up for fossil fuels.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: agw; baker; carbontax; climatechangefraud; fakescience; georgeshultz; globaltax; gope; hankpaulson; hoaxscience; jamesbaker; junkscience; paulson; rinos; schultz; shultz
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posted on
02/11/2017 5:37:45 PM PST
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yoe
To: yoe
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posted on
02/11/2017 5:38:59 PM PST
by
ptsal
To: yoe; Liz; HarleyLady27; unkus; SkyPilot; flat; sheik yerbouty
These loons can go pound sand up their royal rectums.
To: yoe
Paulson is also a sh**bag.
This is redistribution on steroids.
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posted on
02/11/2017 5:39:47 PM PST
by
headstamp 2
(Fear is the mind killer.)
To: yoe
They’re still alive! I barely needed to shave when I was in that mix and they were old then.
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posted on
02/11/2017 5:39:51 PM PST
by
2ndDivisionVet
(You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
To: yoe
The New World Order Strikes Back!
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posted on
02/11/2017 5:42:51 PM PST
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
To: yoe
To: yoe
Any ,so called Repubbie, who calls for a "carbon tax"
is an eGOP/ RINNO who doesn't deserve re-election !
Carbon TAX is a never ending tax, since even humans are made of carbon !
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posted on
02/11/2017 5:43:31 PM PST
by
Tilted Irish Kilt
(Muslim & Spanish migrants are like Kudzu--> designed to overload the system= Cloward-Piven)
To: yoe
I hope Trump and Bannon say NO, NO and NO!!
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posted on
02/11/2017 5:44:04 PM PST
by
Art in Idaho
(Conservatism is the only Hope for Western Civilization.)
To: yoe
Is this real news or fake news?
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posted on
02/11/2017 5:44:08 PM PST
by
wastedyears
(President of the United States Donald J. Trump)
To: yoe
No. Replace all of Obama’s policies with pro-American policies that are consistent with the proper and limited role of the federal government.
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posted on
02/11/2017 5:44:38 PM PST
by
Pollster1
("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
To: All
Statesmen my pert little posterior.
StatISTmen maybe. Globalist Elites more precisely.
To: yoe
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posted on
02/11/2017 5:45:27 PM PST
by
dadfly
To: yoe
The "Ex's" mentioned remain at the sidelines, for a reason !
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posted on
02/11/2017 5:45:34 PM PST
by
Tilted Irish Kilt
(Muslim & Spanish migrants are like Kudzu--> designed to overload the system= Cloward-Piven)
To: Tilted Irish Kilt
Any ,so called Repubbie, who calls for a "carbon tax" is an eGOP/ RINNO who doesn't deserve re-election ! Carbon TAX is a never ending tax, since even humans are made of carbon !Yup, it's automatic primary them if they even think about this! We exhale carbon dioxide, Hello, paging Al Gore. .
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02/11/2017 5:46:48 PM PST
by
Art in Idaho
(Conservatism is the only Hope for Western Civilization.)
To: yoe
We have senior Republican statesmen? Who knew?
To: yoe
But more CO2 will cause the trees in Bohemian Grove to grow bigger [more robust sticks with which those guys can slap each other’s bare @$$es].
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posted on
02/11/2017 5:47:14 PM PST
by
rfp1234
(DinosorosExtinction)
To: yoe
Famous last words: Read my lips. No new taxes.
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posted on
02/11/2017 5:48:17 PM PST
by
Jim Robinson
(Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!)
To: yoe
Carbon tax - so-called Republicans want to impose a new tax.
With friends like them, we don’t need enemies.
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posted on
02/11/2017 5:48:52 PM PST
by
goldstategop
((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
To: wastedyears
Oh, it’s real alright. These geezers have been trying to subvert US sovereignty to the UN since they were in the GHW Bush cabinet.
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posted on
02/11/2017 5:50:53 PM PST
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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