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From personal perspective - and I would definitely be classified here as a carbon tax obstructionist - thanks to the likes of Al Gore and all the tax happy soci
by roamerz 7y ago
From personal perspective - and I would definitely be classified here as a carbon tax obstructionist - thanks to the likes of Al Gore and all the tax happy socialist liberals - go after the visible pollutants. Diesel trucks and coal burning for example. When the politicians of my state (Oregon) start to restrict, tax and outlaw things like natural gas I fight them on everything they do whether it’s right or not because I now believe them to be liars snd idiots. Lets plant trees and harvest them for building. I like those ideas. Tax carbon? Promote something do-able to the common sense public at large or fail. This post is not meant to incite any discord but rather just give an honest viewpoint.
- imtringued 7y agoThe obsolete technologies are artificially kept alive through direct and indirect government subsidies. The only thing that stops us from reducing carbon emissions is that we don't choose to reduce carbon emissions. Electric cars are too expensive? Just build more of them and the price will go down. Battery storage is too expensive? Just build more and the price will go down. Renewables are too expensive? Just build more and the price will go down. It's a matter of choosing the new technology and right now nobody is choosing. Lots of people are proud about polluting the environment and I don't think I can change their mind, the government can't. We all know what this means: nothing can.