http://www.carbontax.org/blogarchives/2008/08/29/could-palin-pick-spotlight-alaska-dividend-solution-to-climate-crisis/ Pricing carbon efficiently and equitably Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:02:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.carbontax.org/blogarchives/2008/08/29/could-palin-pick-spotlight-alaska-dividend-solution-to-climate-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-33052 David Collins Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:59:59 +0000 http://www.carbontax.org/blogarchives/2008/08/29/could-palin-pick-spotlight-alaska-dividend-solution-to-climate-crisis/#comment-33052 Mr. Komanoff:   I thank you for your skillful demonstration of how Mrs Palin's handling of Alaska's energy dividend serves as an example of a carbon tax-and-dividend program. But this making a silk purse (refunding of dividends) from a sow's ear (Mrs Palin's record) does not obscure the origin of the funds refunded. Mr. Komanoff:
 
I thank you for your skillful demonstration of how Mrs Palin’s handling of Alaska’s energy dividend serves as an example of a carbon tax-and-dividend program. But this making a silk purse (refunding of dividends) from a sow’s ear (Mrs Palin’s record) does not obscure the origin of the funds refunded.

]]> http://www.carbontax.org/blogarchives/2008/08/29/could-palin-pick-spotlight-alaska-dividend-solution-to-climate-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-32198 Wyatt Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:01:58 +0000 http://www.carbontax.org/blogarchives/2008/08/29/could-palin-pick-spotlight-alaska-dividend-solution-to-climate-crisis/#comment-32198 I hope so, but there are some sobering facts here: 1) It's not clear Gov. Palin thinks humans influence the climate. 2) It is clear she wants to completely remove the existing state gas taxes. 3) Every Governor wants to return taxes to their constituents as much as possible, and Alaska is in a unique position both with their large natural resource rents and non-contigous location. I think the dividend in Alaska is less about energy and more about equity. 4) Gov. Palin is on the record saying she does not think renewables are the solution and drilling is. Let's hope we get a renewed discussion from this, but it seems like a longshot. I hope so, but there are some sobering facts here:
1) It’s not clear Gov. Palin thinks humans influence the climate.
2) It is clear she wants to completely remove the existing state gas taxes.
3) Every Governor wants to return taxes to their constituents as much as possible, and Alaska is in a unique position both with their large natural resource rents and non-contigous location. I think the dividend in Alaska is less about energy and more about equity.
4) Gov. Palin is on the record saying she does not think renewables are the solution and drilling is.
Let’s hope we get a renewed discussion from this, but it seems like a longshot.

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