>> "How do they enforce their beliefs via the political process?" By electing and lobbying politicians who make laws. >> "Last time I checked (in the U.S. at

>> "How do they enforce their beliefs via the political process?" By electing and lobbying politicians who make laws. >> "Last time I checked (in the U.S. at least) you needed to be elected to office in order to pass policy and I don't believe there are that many billionaires in elected office." Billionaires don't actually have to be in office in order to enforce their beliefs via the political process. >> "remember that your money spends just as well in Washington as theirs does" Using money to implement laws via politics is rent-seeking behavior. But although my money may spend just as well in Washington as their money does, the key argument this article is making is: market methods can be more effective than political methods for limiting greenhouse gas emissions.