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  • Americans fear climate change - and the cost of figuring it out (only 11.29 years left)

    10/05/2019 11:12:15 PM PDT · by Libloather · 40 replies
    Newsday ^ | 10/05/19 | Noah Smith
    Although the wealthy can and should be expected to make larger sacrifices than the middle class, it's vanishingly unlikely that any plan serious enough to slow global warming will leave the bulk of Americans financially untouched. But if Americans are going to be asked to engage in a war on climate change, they should understand the material and economic sacrifices that will be required of them. The best way to do this is to look at an ambitious, well-crafted climate plan like the one put forward by Washington Governor Jay Inslee. **SNIP** Much of this could be financed with taxes...