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Unfortunately human nature does not work that way. You have to give an incentive for people to behave in the desired fashion or you have to give a disincentive against behaving in the undesired fashion. Pollution never has been and never will be solved by voluntary actions. The libertarian idea that people will just be able to use the free market to not buy products from pollutors or to sue them for polluting is ludicrous. It has never worked this way and never will. Remember that movie, Erin Brokovich? It was about a real case. The outcome was so unusual that they MADE A MOVIE ABOUT IT. The EPA and FDA exist because of this reality, the people demanded that their government step in and fix this problem.
Here's the mind-boggling thing about Cap and Trade: the Republicans came up with it. John McCain and Sarah Palin campaigned on it as a free market approach to pollution. What the ****? The health insurance mandate was their idea too, as was the Public Option that got removed from the healthcare bill because it was "too socialist." I FEEL LIKE I'M TAKING CRAZY PILLS HERE.
What no response to this?
Quote Originally Posted by Deuce View Post
For the 973rd time, man affects temperature but man is not the ONLY cause of temperature change. Why is this so hard for you to understand?
Because you say man is 100% responsible for Global Warming. You can't have it both ways. More propaganda and exaggeration from GW promoters