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Publication Date:
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research
Author(s): Dean Baker
Research Area: Government
Keywords: Oil industry; Windfall profit tax; Federal deficit
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
Hurricane Katrina left a wake of deadly destruction that will require an expensive clean-up. This paper examines how reconstruction could be funded by the windfall profits from oil companies.