In a "clarification" reported by CNS News here, it now appears that Al Gore receives "offsets" for his enormous "carbon-footprint" as an employee benefit from his London-based company, Generation Investment Management. This revelation brings to mind a couple of questions:Does Al Gore report this as income?  We don't know since he is a private citizen who is not required to divulge his tax returns.  If not, is this an allowable tax-exempt employee benefit akin to employer provide health insurance?Pondering this matter it occurred to me that such benefits would be distributed unevenly since many American would not benefit from employer-provided Carbon Offsets. Small businesses and the unemployed might not have access to such benefits. Can we live with such an injustice?Furthermore, the proliferation of Carbon Offset benefit providers will result in inefficiencies and opportunities for excess profits in such private sector plans. Unequal access,...(Read Full Post)