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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It?
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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (68023)7/8/2009 1:08:11 AM
From: Jorj X Mckie4 Recommendations  Read Replies (1) of 224759
 
how would you tax the carbon emissions that you produce with every breath you take?

Would healthier thinner people be taxed less because they exhale less CO2 than unhealthy heavier people?

Do we tax the CO2 emissions that our dogs and cats make?

Cows? Horses?

How do we meter the CO2 that we humans (and animals) emit?

Since China and India and other underdeveloped countries are exempt from this taxation, all of the new green jobs that are being created will move offshore. Those wind turbines require lots of steel work that generates a lot of carbon emissions. Why wouldn't those wind turbine manufacturers go offshore for production?

but more importantly, why would we tax a molecular compound that is necessary for life to exist on the planet? If we tax CO2, why not tax O2? Excessive O2 in the atmosphere is potentially much more damaging than CO2. In the early days of the planet, the O2 levels had to drop significantly before life could evolve. The O2 levels were far to reactive for organic compounds to grow (think about how living cells react to H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide).

The problem with your proposed taxation and/or cap & trade is the assumption that CO2 is bad, rather than a compound that is an absolute necessity for life to exist.
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