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RobertEarl

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2. How are we going to pay for it?

Reply to Change has come (Reply #1)

Sat Nov 17, 2012, 11:52 PM

Nov 2012

How do we pay to expand jobs making solar panels? More solar means being able to shut down polluting coal plants.

Isn't it time to make polluting industries pay for their pollution?

The money needed to move to a cleaner energy source can come from a tax on pollution.

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No Carbon Tax: Obama [View all] RobertEarl Nov 2012 OP

Maybe in 2015. Change has come Nov 2012 #1

How are we going to pay for it? RobertEarl Nov 2012 #2

As long as paying for their pollution remains cost-effective, they will continue to pollute NoOneMan Nov 2012 #3

That's the idea RobertEarl Nov 2012 #4

You can't close any plants until infrastructure exists to replace them NoOneMan Nov 2012 #5

Can't argue against that RobertEarl Nov 2012 #7

Does it really matter? NoOneMan Nov 2012 #8

Can't argue that either RobertEarl Nov 2012 #9

We will likely do nothing as the momentum of civilization is too strong NoOneMan Nov 2012 #10

California's cap-and-trade system just went into effect. ellisonz Nov 2012 #6

Great. And the EU has had one since 2005. pampango Nov 2012 #11

pumping up the next financial bubble; more concentration of wealth and HiPointDem Nov 2012 #13

How will cap-and-trade produce "the next financial bubble" ??? ellisonz Nov 2012 #18

by marketizing dubious 'assets', same as the real estate bubble. and it won't HiPointDem Nov 2012 #20

You do understand that it will make polluting increasingly expensive? ellisonz Nov 2012 #21

nope, i don't understand that. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #22

The pollution wouldn't go elsewhere if other places stood up to polluters like California... ellisonz Nov 2012 #23

did you read the link? it ain't going to work, so it doesn't matter what you'll trade. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #24

lol ellisonz Nov 2012 #25

but we can tax cigarettes and soda, no problem. and to hear some people talk, HiPointDem Nov 2012 #12

Puts it all into perspective doesn't it aandegoons Nov 2012 #14

Cap and trade is a scam moparlunatic Nov 2012 #16

Here is the real problem Savannahmann Nov 2012 #15

Yeah... RobertEarl Nov 2012 #17

I guess my complaint is the road to Hell Savannahmann Nov 2012 #19

A carbon Tax will reward Natural Gas... lib2DaBone Nov 2012 #26

Isn't natural gas carbon based? RobertEarl Nov 2012 #27

bull shit. straight bull shit. underoath Nov 2012 #28

Welcome to DU RobertEarl Nov 2012 #29

thanks! yes I have :) underoath Nov 2012 #30