If Congress and the president were more rational than political — admittedly, a very big if — they could kill a covey of birds with one stone. They could replace the payroll tax with a carbon tax.
WHAT OTHERS SAY: Save the planet. Save Social Security. Save Medicaid. Tax carbon.
Thursday, December 27, 2012 | 2:21 p.m. CST
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