Hey #mepolitics, want to talk about carbon tax?
Bruce thinks it is an "extreme" policy. I think that's a bit of a cop-out.
Without even needing to get into whether or not we caused climate change (spoiler, we did), we need to have comprehensive options to adapt to it.
Bruce thinks it is an "extreme" policy. I think that's a bit of a cop-out.
Without even needing to get into whether or not we caused climate change (spoiler, we did), we need to have comprehensive options to adapt to it.
Those options may include a carbon tax, which isn't particularly extreme or novel. We'll have to come at it from several angles to be most effective.
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Extreme would be something like "let's ban all cars today!" Clearly impractical.
Novel might be something like feeding seaweed to cows. (Which actually sounds pretty cool, plus we have cows and seaweed here, so industry leader for the win!)
foodtank.com/news/2017/06/s…
Novel might be something like feeding seaweed to cows. (Which actually sounds pretty cool, plus we have cows and seaweed here, so industry leader for the win!)
foodtank.com/news/2017/06/s…
The longer we wait, the worse it gets, and the more extreme policy we will have to adopt to adapt functionally.
For these hard problems facing Maine and the whole rest of the world, we should have leaders open to a range of comprehensive solutions.
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For these hard problems facing Maine and the whole rest of the world, we should have leaders open to a range of comprehensive solutions.
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To be fair to Bruce, this could have been a poorly written bill and the wrong ratio of solution. Of course, he didn't say that, and I haven't read it to give commentary.
That's a different problem than NO CARBON TAX FOR YOU.
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That's a different problem than NO CARBON TAX FOR YOU.
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...but, but, but the other countries pollute!
True, which is why US participation and leadership is so critical in international organizations. Political pressure for other nations to fall into line on global issues is a vital power we have to maintain.
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True, which is why US participation and leadership is so critical in international organizations. Political pressure for other nations to fall into line on global issues is a vital power we have to maintain.
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The fact is adapting to our changing environment effectively will likely be a mix of market forces, regulation and global leadership.
The sooner we apply pressure through varioous mechanisms on the market, the more swiftly we have solutions.
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The sooner we apply pressure through varioous mechanisms on the market, the more swiftly we have solutions.
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There will be costs and opportunities, so let's embrace to opportunities! We are great as small-scale, nimble solutions here.
Let's send someone who builds in great incentives into the mix along with the regulatory stick and market nudge of taxes.
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Let's send someone who builds in great incentives into the mix along with the regulatory stick and market nudge of taxes.
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I don't want higher prices, but they will be coming in one form or another - so let's get ahead of those with better economic stability, higher paid jobs, and more ability to adapt Maine's business mix to a changing world.
Let's not cross the all-pee threshold.
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Let's not cross the all-pee threshold.
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