For example, potential emissions could be targeted by placing a fee on an input (e.g., a fee on the quantity and BTU content of fuel used in an industrial boiler) rather than on actual emissions.
"For schools with relatively higher tuition fees, parents have the choice to enroll them there or opt for one of the many other schools with lower fees — we don't place a fee cap on the school itself," said Mohammed Darwish, head of the authority's regulations and compliance commission.
Place a fee (Go ahead. Call it a tax).
It should be noted that the state has prohibited the ability of cities to place a fee on plastic bags, but not paper.
This market-driven mechanism works by placing a fee on fossil fuels at their point of entry into the American market (such as at an oil well, a coal mine, or a supertanker).
The U.S. Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has completed its study of the economic and environmental effects of a carbon tax, which would place a fee on oil, gas and coal with the goal of reducing harmful emissions.
Place a fee on carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases and suddenly we will see unbelievable ingenuity, creativity, and resourcefulness on the part of consumers--especially governments, corporations, and agriculture, the biggest consumers of fossil fuels.
A rational approach would be to place a fee on carbon production that reflects its costs to society (with proceeds rebated to individual households to offset price increases) so that the free market can work its wonders.
"By placing a fee on oil, the President's plan creates a clear incentive for private sector innovation to reduce our reliance on oil and at the same time invests in clean energy technologies that will power our future," the White House said in a statement.
Supporters said the tax fell victim to a "silent 'no' vote". Judie Fenton, co-chairwoman of the Yes on K Committee, said that her group received several anonymous letters denouncing the proposition that would have placed a flat fee of $270 a year for five years on the more than 9,000 parcels of property in the city.
