Back to people, sending checks every few months. remember how popular that was? most are getting behind this idea. it's mostly foreign public officials, but some american lawmakers like mitt romney and lindsey graham have expressed interest. the chamber of commerce and the american petroleum institute support it as well. but won't the goods to america cost more? no, because those goods would support at the border a green tariff. u.s. products are often cleaner. a study commission by one advocacy group found that carbon tariffs would increase domestic sales of u.s. steel by up to 9%.