cap and trade is pure political theater where politicians can decide who providing credits, so favorite sons type stuff. If we just tax the stuff coming out of

cap and trade is pure political theater where politicians can decide who providing credits, so favorite sons type stuff. If we just tax the stuff coming out of the ground at the source the politicians cannot play favorites in the credit game. its one way that countries try to avoid fair trade as it gets harder to follow the money. it also lets politicians unfairly subsidize some businesses over others because of whom runs them, not what benefit they provide. so tax it once and get it done with