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		epistasis on Jan 19, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ex'Tax – The big idea For example, a carbon tax? That definitely sounds like a no-brainer to me, unfortunately there's significant political resistance to even a fact-based debate on that one.

gd1 on Jan 19, 2015 [–]

Do you mean a carbon dioxide tax?

epistasis on Jan 19, 2015 | [–]

Of course! I've never encountered any unintentional confusion when using the term "carbon tax." For more understanding of what is meant by the term, see for example http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_tax

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