Old-Guard Republicans Push Carbon Tax at White House

[CharlesDavenport]

A group of prominent Republicans and business leaders backing a tax on carbon dioxide were taking their case Wednesday to top White House aides, including chief economic adviser Gary Cohn.

The group, including former Treasury Secretaries Hank Paulson and James Baker, is pressing President Donald Trump to tax carbon dioxide in exchange for abolishing a slew of environmental regulations. They unveiled their plan with a press conference in Washington and an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal.

"We know we have an uphill slog to get Republicans interested in this," Baker said before heading to the White House. But "a conservative, free-market approach is a very Republican way of approaching the problem.

What a bunch of assclowns. File this next quote under - There is never a bad reason for a tax -

Baker himself conceded he remains "somewhat of a skeptic about the extent to which man is responsible for climate change" but the "risks are too great to ignore."

This feels so familiar. We win the White House and Congress, so can get rid of a lot of ridiculous regulations, and feel the need to negotiate with ourselves and offer a compromise. A "free market" approach to a fake problem. Hey Baker, take your cronies and get the **** out. We don't do that **** anymore.

https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/...cans-begin-push-to-tax-carbon-cut-regulations

 

[Roy92040]

Is this like the California cow fart tax?

 

[Steelin]

Go to hell you ******* Soros funded RINOS.

 

[Spike]

Oh hell no. These GOPe ******* are still trying to cash in on the Climate Change scam? Despicable!

 

[JMM]

How can that be even mentioned in the same breath as conservative and free market? The old school Republicans and Dems have been in cahoots for so long its disgusting and they are no longer camoflaged. They stick out like a cherry on a cream pie. Time for their constituents to bring them back home.

 

[IndySteel]

Quit ******* around and focus on tax cuts and Ocommiecare. ********.