“It is a foregone opportunity that we could have a trillion dollars more of income for the United States if we were producing at capacity rather than falling so far short of it.” IfsStatesFallOpportunityUnitedUnited StatesCapacityDollarsIncome Author:Peter R. Orszag
“If you didn't auction the [CO2] permits, it would represent the largest corporate welfare program that has ever been enacted in the history of the United States. All of the evidence is that what would occur is that corporate profits would increase by approximately the value of the permits.” IfsStatesValuesEnergyUnitedUnited StatesEvidenceProgramIncreaseTradeProfitCorporateWelfarePermitCapsCo2AuctionsWelfare Programs Author:Peter R. Orszag