New Podcast: Heritage Foundation Cap-and-Trade Paper September 2, 2009 Natasha Altamirano Natasha Altamirano With the Senate poised to pick up cap-and-trade legislation this month, this week’s Tax Policy Podcast features Nick Loris, a Research Assistant at the Heritage Foundation‘s Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies, and a co-author of a paper examining the economic impact of the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill that passed the House of Representatives in June. Loris discusses some of the study’s main findings and explains that if enacted, Waxman-Markey would cause “very much economic pain for very little environmental gain.” View the Heritage paper, titled “The Economic Consequences of Waxman-Markey: An Analysis of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009.” Check out the Tax Foundation’s cap-and-trade calculator and video. More on cap and trade. Listen to the podcast here. Stay informed on the tax policies impacting you. Subscribe to get insights from our trusted experts delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe Share Tweet Share Email Topics Excise Taxes Tags Cap-and-Trade Carbon Tax Environmental and Energy Taxes