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MIT study suggests carbon tax could help reduce US deficit, lower other taxes, reduce emissions

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The second win—these cuts in income taxes would spur the economy, encouraging more private spending and hence more employment and investment. The analysis used the MIT US Regional Energy Policy (USREP) model to evaluate the effect of a carbon tax as part of a Federal budget deal. —Rausch and Reilly (2012).

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