Posted on 12/18/2018 6:37:20 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Americans have reached consensus on the need to act in response to climate change with one conspicuous exception: Republicans.
A new NBC News/ Wall Street Journal poll identifies that sharp break in the evolving pattern of public opinion as scientists have amplified their warnings of rising global temperatures and linked them to a range of natural disasters. Overall, 66 percent of Americans now say they've seen enough evidence to justify action, up from 51 percent two decades ago.
That figure incorporates 85 percent of Democrats, 79 percent of independents, 71 percent of women, 61 percent of men and strong majorities of all racial groups. At least 55 percent agree on the need for action in all regions of the country, and at all age, education and income levels.
Resistance comes only from the one-third of Americans who identify themselves as Republicans. A 56 percent majority of the GOP says either that concern about climate change is unwarranted or that more research is necessary before taking action.
A 52 percent majority says that failure to address climate change will cost more through the consequences of weather-related events such as droughts or floods. Just 35 percent say that action will raise energy prices and cost more.
Here, too, opinion breaks sharply by party. Some 63 percent of Democrats and 59 percent of independents say action will cost less than inaction. But just 35 percent of Republicans agree, outpaced by the 48 percent of Republicans who believe action will cost more.
The telephone survey of 900 adults was conducted Dec. 9-12. It carries a margin for error of 3.27 percentage points.
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A lot of women seem to be infatuated with the Kennedy myth and subsequently follow them blindly.
If true, then most Americans are ignorant and/or stupid.
The wise ‘Gilets jaunes’ over in France know what they want...and it isn’t higher taxes to “do something.”
I think the public does want action. But it’s the result of propaganda and ignorance.
Most of the people I talk to know the climate is changing. I used to not believe it, but the evidence is there, the climate is changing. We can all agree on that. Where it gets murky is in causation, and corrective action.
Most people I talk to aren’t sure climate change is caused by human activity, but they see all that humans do, and can’t believe humans aren’t causing it. They have been led to believe CO2 is the sole culprit. They aren’t sure if human activity is limited it will do any good, but hey, it’s worth a shot, right?
The left is good at propaganda and indoctrination. And we have given them all the tools.
It’s going to suck to live in America in 20 years.
Classic commie stuff. These people are really saying, yes, please do whatever you want with OTHER PEOPLE’s MONEY.
It’s John Harwood, it may as well be Ronald McDonald.
People in France thought that too.
Then they realized that “oh, someone else isnt going to pay for it”.
DARN THAT MILANKOVITCH AND HIS CONFOUNDED CYCLES!
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Effective immediately.
Tell them the price hike was to pay for climate change.
Ask the question again.
Most Americans are commie rubes?
“Wanting something done” is simply the liberal way to say “wanting other people taxed for my benefit”. And, of course, the government is happy to oblige.
NBCBS
Rubes who don’t understand the consequences of voting for commies.
Answer: global tax payable to the U.S. We are the world leader in technology; so we will be the ones to solve the “problem”. Obvious!!
The left would go nuts fighting this.
>>”Overall, 66 percent of Americans now say they’ve seen enough evidence to justify action, up from 51 percent two decades ago.”
Two decades ago the predictions were no more snow in England and the oceans being dead by this year.
What farking evidence are they smoking?
Well then those 66% of Americans can open up their checkbooks and send in their carbon tax payments. As for the rest of us.... just leave us the hell alone.
Most Americans are stupid
I 2ant something done. I want spring 10 month out of the year with one month for winter an one month for summer.
Anything that comes from any of the NBC news system that says “Most Americans “ is totally full of BS.
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