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Originally Posted by dippin
I really don't get this "I am for a free market" speech when used in opposition to cap and trade. If anything, cap and trade IS the free market solution to emissions: people buy and sell the right to emit a certain amount of gasses. It helps negate the negative externality associated with certain industries, so that these industries cannot free ride on their pollution anymore, the effects of which go far beyond just global warming (which at this point Im still surprised people insist doesnt exist).
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I agree that the costs of "pollution" should be allocated to the products that cause "pollution". If I thought the "world" could come up with a fair solution I would support it. Just because Democrats say a bill (one that many or most have not read) is fair, doesn't mean it is.
And if you want a real impact on the environment, individual behavior will lead to change. As MJ said - I am starting with the man in the mirror...
