https://sanmateocounty.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=3197419&GUID=59511E79-EEFF-4D82-B18A-520482488823&G=1088EC25-A43A-408F-A57C-73C0A70269ABLegistar15https://sanmateocounty.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=3197419&GUID=59511E79-EEFF-4D82-B18A-520482488823&G=1088EC25-A43A-408F-A57C-73C0A70269AB59511E79-EEFF-4D82-B18A-520482488823-2023-04-28-15-00-28Title: Adopt a resolution urging the United States Congress to enact a revenue-neutral tax on carbon-based fossil fuels. The request stipulates the tax rate should start low and increase steadily and predictably with the goal of reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United States to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050; that all tax revenue should be distributed to the general population to protect middle to low-income earners from the impact of rising prices due to the tax; that the tax be collected once, as far upstream in the economy as practical, or at the port of entry into the United States; and that the international competitiveness of United States businesses should be protected by using carbon-content-based tariffs and tax refunds.Fri, 28 Apr 2023 15:00:28 GMT