I am not sure. But what I do know if the efffect of an over-taxing government. They tend to cause rebellions and war. That would seem a worse thing to pass down to your grandchildren. Not to mention the nearly suffocating debt that the taxation plans would bring. You likely think that adding taxes help with debt. You would be wrong. Look at the past 60 years of federal revenue as a percentage of GDP. It has been around 18% for the entire time. More taxes, less taxes, still 18%. Why? Because of the Laffer curve. There is only a certian amount you can tax, before it starts having a negative effect on revenue.
No more than getting rid of our current prosperity and having nothing to pass on to them.
You talk of children. So all these changes need to happen quite quickly then? Before the children grow up? What is this "temperature rise, and all the climate changes that will happen"?
We seem to be planning to leave our countryside littered with thousands of acres of windfarms and very little industry. How will that benefit them exactly? I know you think something will just happen to make it all OK but I would like to see some evidence first.
We recenly had a fire in oone of the UK coal ad oil powered power stations. I know people think we can just use wind turbines but this powersation produced seven times as much power as the largest windfarm in the world. How will you fix that in time for "the children"?
Your assuming continued fossil fuel use and increasing CO2 will ruin the future for our childrens children.
I strongly dispute that, more CO2 will increase food crops, increase vegetation, reduce desertification and make our planet a greener place.
If it should make our world warmer (which it doesn't look like it at this time) that is better too, more habitable land for wildlife and humans, less desolate area's covered by ice sheets, longer growing days, more abundant crops, more grazing lands for cattle.
Ever since fossil fuels became common humans have started living much longer with far more luxuries.
I presume from your question that you never, under any circumstances, use fossil fuels in the form of energy, computer plastic, transport or health.
If not then you insult yourself.
No. But the US national debt is a tax on our great grandchildren. Why is no one concerned about that?
It is possible. I'm answering your second question.
(In honor of the gelatinous oral defecation)
Is our fossil fuel use going to increase taxes and other costs in the decades ahead?
Will there ever be a point when we, as a society, will regain our ethics enough to stop stealing from the next generation?
