It’s easy to Do Something about ‘climate change’ when you’re spending Other People’s money
Here's how much federal money the candidates have pledged to fight climate change over 10 years:
Sanders: $10.9 trillion
Warren: $3.0 trillion
Yang: $2.4 trillion
Buttigieg: $2.0 trillion
Klobuchar: $2.0 trillion
Steyer: $2.0 trillion
Biden: $1.7 trillionhttps://t.co/MFK7jEDHou— NPR (@NPR) December 20, 2019
Whatever the number is, expect it to be at least tripled, and they’ll be paying back their donors
Climate change — or, more precisely, fighting climate change — has quickly become one of the top priorities among Democratic voters. Increasingly dire warnings about the devastating effects of climate change, as well as the sweeping Green New Deal proposed this year in Congress, have helped the topic gain traction among voters and politicians alike.
It may be important to the Democrat base, but, of course, not enough for them to give up their own use of fossil fuels and make their lives carbon neutral, nor spend their own money.
A carbon tax is a tax levied on polluters — for example, a power plant burning fossil fuels. The goal is to cut emissions by forcing businesses to pay a price for polluting. Many economists back the idea, but it could be difficult to sell politically, as it could mean higher prices for Americans on things such as gasoline and heating.
Most are in favor of it. Some are “not opposed” to nuclear energy, some are against.
Most candidates who have climate plans list target dates for getting the U.S. to net-zero carbon emissions. They differ on the dates when they believe it is possible to get there. Many candidates have set 2050 as a target. That is when the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has said that the world will have to get to net zero to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
All but Bloomberg and Gabbard are for this, yet, are taking quite a few fossil fueled trips. Because this is only for The Little People, not your political masters.
