ON THE MATTER of climate change, politicians have reached a point where they will throw anything they have at the problem without a thought to the economic consequences or, for that matter, the effects on climate change. Thus, we get unrealistic ideas such as the “Green New Deal” and the resulting talk about getting rid of cows and grounding airplanes.
An example of this mentality is one of several proposed Massachusetts carbon taxes. H.2810, An Act to Promote Green Infrastructure and Reduce Carbon Emissions, introduced by state Rep. Jennifer E. Benson of Lunenburg, would establish a greenhouse gas pollution charge or carbon tax. The bill would set the tax at $20 per ton of carbon dioxide equivalent in the first year and then increase the rate by $5 each year until the price is $40 per ton.
