 with fiscal cliff looming carbon tax getting closer look with the deficit increasing finding ways to tax the middle and lower classes becomes more attractice especially if the tax can be hidden in a commodity that most people rely on daily that s why the idea of a carbon tax is back on the table this is a way for the goverment to get its hands in everyone s pockets surreptiously without placing the entire burden on the backs of the working people read more at  wwwwashingtonpostcom business economy withfiscalcliffloomingcarbontaxgettingcloserlook 2012110923ab935a2aad11e296b68e6a7524553fstoryhtml 