That was well said because it is remarkably similar to something I would expect from Van Jones. So exactly how much federal govt could we cut out right now. Feel free to be specific. I would like to see 10% to 25% cuts in spending in every area of the budget. And, we eliminate Federal income tax and lobbying and pay off the federal debt with one payment -- and eliminate borrowing - can cap spending increases til the budget is 2% better than balanced.
China CO2 keeps going up and up while ours keeps going down. Bummer for the tax our way to salvation crowd. http://news.yahoo.com/china-produces-much-co2-per-person-europe-report-163241274.html
Why should they do anything? We don't. And we mostly have ours already and have done a main share of the polluting. They're developing still. The ball is firmly in our court on this but we're not leading. Hell half of the citizens of the US deny it and the other half don't really know how bad it is. And we're supposed to be the advanced one. Abdicating responsibility because the other one does is no excuse. And no taxes are needed. Ban any non-commercial vehicle that gets less than say 35 MPG, efficiency standards for HVAC , buildings, and push nuclear. Can't have an SUV? Tough shit.
Actually, China is adopting carbon capture technology faster than we are. But, they don't have the natural gas infrastructure that we do, not yet anyway (mwahahahaha...)
Hmm. Didn't know that. It's probably just so they can profit from the hysteria. They don't really care about the future of the planet and it's people. They're not Christians. They're soul-less, moral nihilists.