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Joe Biden's election could give Elon Musk could get the carbon tax he's wanted for years

Musk didn't get his carbon tax, and after President Trump took office in 2017, he didn't talk about it much.

Driving a gas-powered car is a classic example of that kind of "untaxed negative externality." You're creating emissions that exacerbate climate change and causes all kinds of damage, without paying any kind of penalty. For the past three years, Musk has remained quiet on the topic. But the arrival of President-elect Joe Biden's administration might allow Musk to revive his carbon-tax campaign.Economist debate the merits of carbon taxes and carbon-trading systems.A carbon tax is straightforward: Governments would establish regulations around how much businesses could pollute and bill them accordingly, putting a price on carbon.

 

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