Former Democrat state Sen. Kirsten Engel, running for Arizona’s open Sixth Congressional District, appears to have a long history of supporting radical California energy policies, some of which raised the price of gas.
Engel, who wants to represent a portion of Arizona in the House of Representatives, has continuously touted radical California energy policies, such as cap-and-trade, over the years in papers she has written:a paper calling California “a leader on climate change mitigation.” She touted the state’s radical cap-and-trade program, California’s strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
According to the California Legislative Analyst’s Office, cap-and-trade could raise gas prices by 63 cents per gallon in 2021,that California’s cap-and-trade program has resulted in increased gasoline prices, increased costs for businesses by requiring them to spend money on carbon allowances and leading to an increase in electric bills.
Nevertheless, the timing of similar proposals by other governments demonstrates that California was not alone in developing a low- carbon fuel standard at this time [emphasis added].in March of this year, detailed “why Californians are paying $6 per gallon for gasoline while Texans pay less than $4.” One of the reasons thewas the higher taxes the states have in addition to the “state’s specialized reformulated gasoline blend.
Furthermore, Engel said in 2006 that a state could “rationally structure a carbon taxing scheme” by enacting a “upon all goods,” which can be “easily calculated” and would be a tax levied on consumers for the pollution released in producing the goods purchased by the consumers. In her 2006 paper, she
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