March 18 News: Carbon Tax Vs. Sequester Cuts — A Winning Policy Vs. A Losing One

March 18 News: Carbon Tax Vs. Sequester Cuts — A Winning Policy Vs. A Losing One: pTom Friedman’s Sunday column says it is ridiculous that the sequester cuts have gone through, yet a carbon tax is not even on the table. [New York Times] …[I]t strikes me as crazy that one of the obvious solutions to our budget, energy and environmental problems — the one that would be the least painful [...]/p