I'm pretty sure that revenue neutrality is the only hope for a plan like this.  The only way that I can see the American public supporting a tax on their god-given right to waste energy, is if it comes off their income tax bill (which is probably the most-hated tax in our culture).

Dingell must understand this.  So why isn't he doing it this way?  The obvious assumption is that he is trying to poison the whole idea, but I suspect that the real reason is more subtle and political.

Seriously: cut a check to each household based on the number of people living in it.

This is the suggestion of the sky trust. And it would be even more popular than an income tax cut.

Did Charlie McBush and President Cheney send us "tax cut checks" (which were nothing more than advances on our tax returns).  These people understand NOTHING except for how to manipulate the masses, and checks seem to work ...

Save the world: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions 5% annually.