Everyone Wants a Carbon Tax Except the People Who Need to Vote On It

During the Democratic debates last night, Bernie Sanders hinted at the need for a tax on carbon to fight climate change. He’s not the only one!

Christine Lagard, head of the International Monetary Fund, says that we need a carbon tax.

The International Transport Forum is calling for a carbon tax.

Canadian oil companies are asking for a carbon tax.

One of the most prominent conservative economists says we need a carbon tax.

Some of the world’s biggest corporations are already imposing their own internal carbon tax.

Now if only the Republican fucking Congress would share this enthusiasm, perhaps our world would not be destroyed, as much.

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