30 March 2005

Feebates, not fuel taxes, are key

This article discusses the issues around fuel taxes as a mechanism for producing changes in the decisions of car owners and car buyers. Milton Friedman is cited, not least because he appears to be advocating nuclear power which has largely died of the market and would require government subsidy to be resurrected ... not very fremarket libertarian a stance, eh?

Feebates, not fuel taxes, are key | Gristmill: The environmental news blog | Grist Magazine

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"Spend and tax" not "tax and spend"

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