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On the recordMarch 31, 2014
you do not end up with a net-zero benefit to the economy. You end up with a positive for the economy because of how you have shifted the tax burden.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Explaining the positive economic impact of shifting tax burdens through a carbon fee.

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