How can anyone put issues like climate change into the hands of the government and

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icarus62

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Well, what if there's no profit to be made out of mitigating climate change? How can the 'free market' have any positive influence in that case? The trouble is, fossil fuels are so rich in energy (coal has 4 times as much energy as TNT, I read somewhere) that it's very hard for any other source of energy to be competitive.
 
not the free market? The government caters to special interests. They do not care about us.

You would be stupid to think politicians genuinely care about climate change. It is just another excuse to tax.
 
<<How can anyone put issues like climate change into the hands of the government and not the free market?
The government caters to special interests. They do not care about us. >>

You think private companies care about you?
 
Cap-and-trade is a free market solution. First, the public has to claim our right to an unpolluted atmosphere, just as we claim rights to water and land. Once we do that, the free market will find the most efficient ways to produce goods making efficient use of all resources.

"Free market" means free to make decisions and transactions. It does not mean anybody gets free resources. Just as it takes governmental enforcement to protect your private land and to protect sources of public drinking water, it takes government enforcement to protect your air. There is no such thing as a free market anywhere without public protection of private rights.
 
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