The fee would impose a price on fossil fuels as they are extracted from the ground, at the mine, or wellhead. All the funds collected go into one "pot," which would be distributed monthly as a dividend to every household in the country. For example, a fee of $15 per ton of carbon dioxide would amount to about $40 per person per month. One impact for consumers would be a higher price for gasoline. A $15-per-ton fee, for example, would equate to an increase of 15 cents per gallon at the pump.