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yeah, i was kind of thinking, you save some money on heating if you're in a colder climate, but spend more on a/c in the summer. but i think it's prob importan
by readonthegoapp 4y ago
yeah, i was kind of thinking, you save some money on heating if you're in a colder climate, but spend more on a/c in the summer.
but i think it's prob important to put a number on it. like.... the average american will pay $300 more in electric bills per year, starting this year 2022, climbing $30/yr for the next... however many years we have left on earth -- say, 10 or 20.
b/c when i see headlines saying, "The cost of climate change will be 1 GAZILLION dollars today, and even more each year that goes by" -- i'm like.... and? i'm not paying for it, so why should i care?
at least, that's what i suspect most people think. it's just kind of an irrelevant headline for most people, i suspect, if they're just trying to pay bills, keep their job, not sink into despair, etc.
if people could understand, ok, i can pay $200 in gas carbon tax this year, or $500 in electric bill tax... i think i'll take the gas carbon tax for $200, Alex.
and, maybe, everyone could have a better chance of understanding that they are at an ever-increased risk of winning the global warming tax lottery -- they might lose their car / house / job / family / etc.