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TBNS: Is A Carbon Tax Really the "Free Market" Climate Answer?

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🗓️ 16 May 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Former U.S. Congressman Bob Inglis joins Brian Nichols to make the "conservative" case for a carbon tax and why most Republican voters keep rejecting his free-market climate proposal. Inside, we dig into the Raise Wages Cut Carbon Act, the Milton Friedman defense of pricing pollution, and the border adjustment mechanism Inglis says could force China to follow America's lead on emissions.We expose the structural cracks in the "revenue-neutral" carbon tax pitch... why the social cost of carbon swings from $42 to $190 depending on who's running Washington... and the uncomfortable fact that every country that's tried this policy has either repealed it, rioted over it, or rejected it at the ballot box.Is this really the free-market answer to climate change... or just a federal Trojan horse dressed in Milton Friedman quotes? What happens when "revenue-neutral" becomes a moving target? And why are libertarians the ones cutting emissions while bureaucrats are still chasing the perfect tax rate?Stick around for the 13:54 mark when I ask Bob to name ONE federal tax in American history that stayed revenue-neutral... the 25:00 moment when we lay out why this policy has failed everywhere it's been tried... and the 40:32 stretch where we expose the fact that US emissions dropped 20% in 15 years - without a carbon tax.Subscribe and hit the bell so you never miss an episode of The Brian Nichols Show. Visit briannicholsshow.com for show notes, guest links, and past episodes. And huge thanks to our studio sponsor Cardio Miracle - the best heart health supplement on the planet. Visit cardiomiracle.com/TBNS and use code TBNS for 15% off your order. New episodes drop every Thursday at 9PM ET.CHAPTERS:0:00 - Intro2:37 - The Trip To Antarctica That Cost Him His Seat10:33 - The $42 To $190 Carbon Tax Problem13:54 - Name ONE Tax That Stayed Revenue-Neutral?17:38 - The Hidden Government Growth Nobody Talks About25:00 - Why Do Carbon Taxes Keep Failing Everywhere?40:32 - We Cut Emissions 20% Without Them?46:46 - Where To Find Bob + republicEnStudio Sponsor:Cardio Miracle (w/ 15% off discount) - ⁠https://cardiomiracle.com/TBNS⁠Bob Inglis / republicEn:republicEn.org - ⁠https://republicen.org⁠The Brian Nichols Show:Website - ⁠https://briannicholsshow.com⁠X/Twitter - @BNicholsLibertySubscribe on YouTube, Rumble, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube MusicContact - ⁠brian@briannicholsshow.com⁠Mentioned In Episode:The Raise Wages, Cut Carbon Act of 2009 - Bob Inglis legislationMilton Friedman on Phil Donahue (1980s pollution tax clip) - available at republicEn.orgJFK Profile in Courage Award (2015 recipient: Bob Inglis)Merchants of Doubt documentary - features Inglis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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federal tax, and tells you Milton Friedman would have signed off on it. Sounds crazy, but today's

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guest isn't just floating the idea. He actually introduced a bill back in 2009, and he's still fighting for almost two decades later.

0:43.2

Tax carbon cut payroll taxes and charge China at the border.

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That's the pitch, and he says it's the only free market answer to a problem

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most conservatives won't even talk about.

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And spoiler alert alert he's walking

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into the lion's den to make the case so for today's episode yeah let's talk about that well hey there

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joining me on the show is former U.S. Congressman, six terms representing South Carolina's fourth

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district and the man behind one of the most

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controversial prospects, probably in a modern conservative politics because he says, yes,

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