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by HWR_14 30 days ago
> If you could come up with a Constitutional way to tax only energy exports, that would be better still.

The only constitutional issue with taxing energy exports is gettin Congress to pass the law and POTUS to sign it.

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> only constitutional issue with taxing energy exports

“No Tax or Duty shall be laid on Articles exported from any State” [1].

[1] https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/ Art. I § 9

I learned something today.

They can just outlaw exporting energy, but not tax it.