Why would we need cash payments to solve Hotcoldwetdry? Isn’t everything supposed to be hunky dory when climate policy is implemented?
Cash payments during coronavirus, and in fighting climate change
COVID-19 is foremost a public health crisis, but as it has unfolded, it has rippled out into an economic crisis, too. The stock market has lurched in ways we haven’t seen since the 2008 recession. Businesses are closing their doors as millions stay home to try to limit the spread of the virus. In the San Gabriel Valley, we’re seeing school, day-care and restaurant closures, long lines at grocery stores and lockdowns (with some layoffs) at major employers like the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. All of these affect our local economy. (snip)
To support people suffering from the economic impacts of the pandemic, our elected leaders are considering multiple proposals to give money directly to the American people. Members of the Republican-led Senate, the Democratic-controlled House and the Trump administration all put forth ideas for direct cash payments, ranging from one-time payments or monthly payments of varying sizes. (snip)
To support people suffering from the economic impacts of the pandemic, our elected leaders are considering multiple proposals to give money directly to the American people. Members of the Republican-led Senate, the Democratic-controlled House and the Trump administration all put forth ideas for direct cash payments, ranging from one-time payments or monthly payments of varying sizes.
Climate change demands that we stop emitting greenhouse gases, which are trapping excess heat in our atmosphere and upsetting our planet’s delicate balance. Over the next 10 years, America needs to move from a fossil fuel-based economy to a clean energy economy. That will be a major challenge, but it should not be an acute crisis like we’re in now. By planning to give cash payments to Americans, we can ensure the health of our economy while making a gentle transition to a clean energy future.
So, the Cult of Climastrology is admitting that climate policy will cause major issues with the economy and people’s lives.
Here’s how. Congress could put a price on carbon pollution, driving our economy away from fossil fuels and toward clean energy sources, and it could rebate that money as an equal cash payment, or “dividend,†to all Americans each month.
And back to this scheme, where people will become reliant on the government to survive when government implements a policy that drastically increases the cost of living.
I’ll tell them what: when climate cultists give up their own use of fossil fuels in their own lives, I’ll consider it.
