“Adapt = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$........”On the backs of middle class taxpayers.”
No. Adapting will involve more the private sector than the government, and even with government involvment in that and in mitigating the effects of any climate change, it will be hugely less costly than the fees, taxes, “govenment imposed CO2 emissions markets”, and other things chasing after CO2.
Humans can adapt, and that effort leaves open the possibility that “warming” could be (a) far less than alarmist predict or (b) totally offset by a new Sun-cycle induced “climate cooling”.
A carbon tax, carbon offsets, carbon banks and exchanges,.... would hit all levels but especially the middle class.
Also, the government solution only offers taxes and forced reduced consumption.
No, there is absolutely nothing offered to help mitigate the costs to the middle class. Plus, what will the government do with the windfall except give it to third world dictators as a bribe to not develop their resources.