a:3:{s:16:"field_story_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:782:"With the deficit increasing, finding ways to tax the middle and lower classes becomes more attractice, especially if the tax can be &quot;hidden&quot; in a commodity that most people rely on daily.&nbsp; That's why the idea of a carbon tax is back on the table.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; Read more at:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/with-fiscal-cliff-looming-carbon-tax-getting-closer-look/2012/11/09/23ab935a-2aad-11e2-96b6-8e6a7524553f_story.html">www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/with-fiscal-cliff-looming-carbon-tax-getting-closer-look/2012/11/09/23ab935a-2aad-11e2-96b6-8e6a7524553f_story.html</a>";s:6:"format";s:1:"2";}}s:17:"field_story_image";a:1:{i:0;N;}s:12:"field_weight";a:1:{i:0;a:1:{s:5:"value";N;}}}