SHARING the WEALTH.(how the antiquated tax code in the US hurts environmental protection causes by favoring industries that exploit natural resources and pollute the environment)

From: E | Date: March 1, 1999| Author: Dunkiel, Brian; Hamond, M. Jeff; Motavalli, Jim | Copyright information

One of the more substantial economic factors that hurts environmental causes is the tax structure that allows corporate polluters to avoid financial responsibility. Tax breaks for petroleum, gas and mining industries encourage projects, exploration development, and other destructive natural resource exploitation activities difficult to counter. Even the tax deduction for mortgage interest on second or vacation homes enables encroachment in environmentally sensitive areas. What is needed is a ...

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