Every adult in Britain should be forced to carry 'carbon ration cards', say MPs

Daily Mail UK ^ | 27th May 2008 | David Derbyshire

[Sacajaweau]

Good grief....This goes to Obama's: Can't have your thermostat at 72 degrees...or drive an SUV.

Penalty: MONEY TO THE GOV...

[dforest]

With the candidates we have running in 2008, this could be coming to America sooner rather than later.

[Man50D]

You’re witnessing socialism run amok.

[Wolfie]

Why not? Once you disarm the populace, anything goes.

[ClearCase_guy]

the idea is costly, bureaucratic, intrusive and unworkable.

In other words: socialism.

[killjoy]

the Government would need to give out 45million carbon cards - each one linked to a personal carbon account.

Who's carbon credits will be used to offset the printing of the 45 million carbon cards?

[NavVet]

Talk about Wealth Redistribution. To avoid having to purchase carbon credits from the poor. All the limousine liberals would have to create their own fake “carbon offset” businesses to “buy credits” from. Sort of like AlGore does now.

[steelyourfaith]

 

Beam me to Planet Gore !

[Right Wing Assault]

Wow! This opens up some fantastic possibilities for abuse.

[6SJ7]

Anyone who exceeds their entitlement would have to buy top-up credits from individuals who haven't used up their allowance. The amount paid would be driven by market forces and the deal done through a specialist company.

Translation: They're raising taxes. A politically connected company will handle the accounting.

[Appleby]

So people who are prohibited by virtue of a handicap from driving would be able to put a price on our handicap? That is the first suggestion I have ever heard that I be allowed to sell something I do not actually own (and in fact am prohibited by law from owning), and not have it be referred to as Fraud.

[AmericaUnited]

The Government says it supports the scheme in principle, but warns it is 'ahead of its time'. The idea of personal carbon trading is increasingly being promoted by environmentalists. In theory it could be used to cover all purchases - from petrol to food.

AND THERE YOU GO FOLKS!!! Environmentalism is just a ruse to implement the total control of communism.

[OpusatFR]

That’s stupid. It simply allows the richest to buy whatever they want at whatever price while sharing the pain unequally.

~And we do want to be fair about rationing. How about ration tickets with no ability to buy more.

That would be equitable and the uberwealthy Marxists (I’ve got mine, you can’t) can feel worthy of THEIR goal.

[Lokibob]

I do not drive, and I buy very little gas (lawnmower), so I have a grundle of carbon credits I would be willing to sell.

If you drive more than 10,000 miles a year, you are going to need some of my carbon credits.

My 10,000 miles at 30 miles / gallon gives me roughly 300 credits that I am willing to sell to you for $1.00 a credit. Now YOU can feel better about the damage your SUV is doing to the planet by using my carbon credits.

COMING SOON: Whale blubber credits. I have not used whale blubber in years and have amassed a vast quantity of whale blubber credits that I will be releasing soon in a fire sale.

......Bob

[Free State Four]

The Government says it supports the scheme in principle, but warns it is 'ahead of its time'.

Who is "the Government"(with a capital "G")?

[goldstategop]

If you use more than your government-recommended allotment, you die! Big Brother had nothing on this scheme.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Farmer Dean]

Whoever said there will always be an England never foresaw this crap.The place is finished,plain and simple.

[laotzu]

[G.Mason]

"Wow! This opens up some fantastic possibilities for abuse."

I agree.

Time is past due for the extermination of any and all "governments" that attempt to establish these communist ideals.

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