Comment Re:Ug. Pollution (Score 1) 1368
I live in the UK and this country is sufferring from global warming. One year of almost constant rain, hurricanes, flooding, transport almost at a standstill. I agree that there should be a tax on the polluters, but not indiscrimately. Here we have a very high tax on fuel, to encourage people to use a public transport system that is expensive, unreliable, unavailable in most areas, and downright dangerous because everything is now owned by giant commercial conglomerates that have put profits above safety, causing a number of rail disasters due to poor maintenance. Most people in Britain drive small, efficient cars. Only the wealthiest can afford to drive a gas guzzler that would be called a compact car in the US.
Tax the companies that cause most of the pollution, certainly. They can reduce share dividends slightly in order to pay for more eco-friendly solutions. But don't tax ordinary people who need transportation to survive. Maybe it would be a good idea to ban all automobiles over 2 litres engine capacity, with tax breaks for under 1,2 litres (cc).
Tax the companies that cause most of the pollution, certainly. They can reduce share dividends slightly in order to pay for more eco-friendly solutions. But don't tax ordinary people who need transportation to survive. Maybe it would be a good idea to ban all automobiles over 2 litres engine capacity, with tax breaks for under 1,2 litres (cc).
