Sen. Barbara Boxer sees carbon tax in the mix in U.S.
'Boxer also opened possibility of replacing gas tax with a carbon tax at the source as part of a broader tax reform. The 18.4 cent gas tax is a kind of mini carbon tax, but the last time it was raised was in Clinton admin. Boxer, along with both parties in Congress, has refused to raise gas tax despite an urgent need for highway funds because the gas tax is extremely unpopular. 'There may be a way to do away with the gas tax at the pump if we do a carbon tax,' Boxer said.
