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Barbara Boxer: “Now, my colleague calls it a tax. It is not a tax because if you clean up your act, and you figure out how to get the…”

On the recordOctober 27, 2009
Now, my colleague calls it a tax. It is not a tax because if you clean up your act, and you figure out how to get the carbon out of the air, you do not have to do anything.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Boxer argues that the polluter pay program is not a tax if companies reduce emissions.

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