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Carbon dividend: tax fossil fuels, rebate evenly to households
Community proposal — not legislation
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Problem
Carbon pricing without revenue recycling is regressive. A dividend model returns money to households while still pricing emissions.
Proposal
Section 1. Fee. Imposes an upstream fee on fossil fuels at the point of extraction or import, beginning at $40/ton CO2-equivalent and rising $10/ton annually. Section 2. Dividend. 100% of net revenue rebated quarterly to U.S. residents, equal per-capita. Households of two adults and two children receive 3 shares (children at half-share). Section 3. Border adjustment. Imports from countries without comparable carbon pricing are assessed an equivalent border fee.
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