A carbon tax is just so sensible | Letters Hereâs what readers are saying in Thursdayâs letters to the editor. Â Â A Tesla charges at a station in Topeka, Kan., on Monday. President Joe Biden and the auto industry maintain the nation is on the cusp of a gigantic shift to electric vehicles and away from liquid-fueled cars, but his big plan includes no carbon tax. [ ORLIN WAGNER | AP ] Published 5 hours ago | Editorial, April 6 A carbon tax on emissions is so fair, sensible and consensual that it raises this obvious question: Why did the Biden administration omit it from its ...