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Igel

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11. Here's what I could find.
Wed Mar 13, 2019, 11:10 PM
Mar 2019
http://www.apnorc.org/projects/Documents/EPIC%20fact%20sheet_v4_DTP.pdf


Question: Suppose a proposal was on the ballot next year to add a monthly fee to consumers’ monthly electricity bill to combat climate change. If this proposal passes, it would cost your household ($1, $10, $20, $40, $75, $100) every month. Would you vote in favor of this monthly fee to combat climate change, or would you vote against this monthly fee?


Doesn't look to "pushy" to me. But I'm not going to read the full methodology.

Other information in a link list on the right side of http://www.apnorc.org/projects/Pages/Is-the-Public-Willing-to-Pay-to-Help-Fix-Climate-Change-.aspx .

I figure that this conflates a lot of types of respondents.

Those who don't believe in global warming or human causes (of most of it).
Those who don't believe anything can be done.
Those who don't trust that the money would actually go to the purpose intended.
Those who, like most others, discount present net value of future things and are present-oriented.
Those who are all for something provided it doesn't actually impinge on them and others pay, because that's always fair.

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That's not a poll I'd take at face value without a clear understanding of how the question was asked hlthe2b Mar 2019 #1
Yes. Eyeball_Kid Mar 2019 #3
Here's what I could find. Igel Mar 2019 #11
"to combat climate change" Hmm, to make a dent in it maybe? Or to actually solve the problem? progree Mar 2019 #12
Main problem with the poll Finishline42 Mar 2019 #21
What percent of Americans feel like they have 10 bucks/month to spare? Also, what percent RockRaven Mar 2019 #2
I think these polls are made up trixie2 Mar 2019 #4
A DU poll on this would be interesting. Duppers Mar 2019 #6
I agree trixie2 Mar 2019 #7
Trixie, I think you'd get a better response. Duppers Mar 2019 #10
Jeebus! They don't really think it's real. Duppers Mar 2019 #5
I just watched Sherpa trixie2 Mar 2019 #20
How much do they donate every week to their church? DBoon Mar 2019 #8
EXACTLY!!! Duppers Mar 2019 #9
I believe it. silverweb Mar 2019 #13
Perhaps your friend isn't as well educated and well informed democratisphere Mar 2019 #16
No, that's not it. silverweb Mar 2019 #17
Cheapskate and self centered. democratisphere Mar 2019 #18
That's my assessment, too. silverweb Mar 2019 #19
This 40-something Duppers Mar 2019 #22
They have blinders on. silverweb Mar 2019 #24
Here's the actual poll OKIsItJustMe Mar 2019 #14
I would lancelyons Mar 2019 #15
They're going to anyway - think insurance rates, driven by reinsurance rates hatrack Mar 2019 #23
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