Norquist Says Swapping Taxes Wouldn't Violate Pledge
Posted at 9:14 p.m. on Nov. 12, 2012
“In a step that may help crack open the partisan impasse on climate change, Grover Norquist, the influential lobbyist who has bound hundreds of Republicans to a pledge never to raise taxes, told National Journal that a proposed ‘carbon tax swap’—taxing carbon pollution in exchange for cutting the income tax—would not violate his pledge.”
“Norquist’s assessment matters a lot, and could help pave the way for at least a handful of Republicans to support the policy. Over the past six months, a growing number of conservative voices, including former Republican officials and renowned economists, have amped up pressure on their party to finally address climate change.”
