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title: "2 Caps Quotes By Peter R. Orszag"
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> [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-r-orszag/if-you-didn-t-auction-the-co2-permits-it-would-represent-the-largest/)

Peter R. Orszag

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> [The government could either raise $100 by selling allowances and then give that amount in cash to particular businesses and individuals, or it could simply give $100 worth of allowances to those businesses and individuals, who could immediately and easily…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-r-orszag/the-government-could-either-raise-100-by-selling-allowances-and-then/)

Peter R. Orszag

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## Other authors on Caps

## More by 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-r-orszag/if-you-didn-t-auction-the-co2-permits-it-would-represent-the-largest/)

Peter R. Orszag

> [The government could either raise $100 by selling allowances and then give that amount in cash to particular businesses and individuals, or it could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-r-orszag/the-government-could-either-raise-100-by-selling-allowances-and-then/)

Peter R. Orszag

> [Something that's unsustainable, like a dysfunctional relationship, can go on longer than you expect, and then end faster and messier than you think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-r-orszag/something-that-s-unsustainable-like-a-dysfunctional-relationship-can/)

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