(one in a weekly series intended to shine some light on unsavory news being jettisoned from the White House and Capitol Hill right before the weekend)
“Hey, China… we got this one."
To address the serious threat of global warming, Americans should be required to "pay" for the carbon content of goods they consume from countries around the world, a top U.S. official said on Friday.
"It's important that those who consume the products being made all around the world to the benefit of America -- and it's our own consumption activity that's causing the emission of greenhouse gases, then quite frankly Americans need to pay for that," Commerce Secretary Gary Locke told the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai.
So, China doesn't want to play ball with respect to carbon emissions? Not a problem - we've got it covered.
This is just outstanding. It’s not enough that we will further hobble the economy with cap and trade, the prospect of picking up the tab for what other countries are producing is now favored by cabinet level personnel.
The article makes it clear that the administration does not yet have an official position on this but consider for a moment that this administration is never lacking for at least cozying up to horrible ideas or letting Congress do the dirty work for them.
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