Posted on 12/09/2022 5:18:19 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
At a Washington Post webinar on Thursday, Romney spoke about the necessity of fighting climate change. In his view, the most useful tool would be a carbon tax, which would push the private sector to innovate towards clean energy.
“The folks at MIT, as you probably know, built a model saying, 'Okay, what things that we do, will actually reduce emissions, reduce temperatures or hold temperatures from going up as fast as they have it. What can we do?' And the number one thing, and frankly, the only thing that had a major impact was having a price on carbon, the carbon tax either through or through a whole series of mechanisms, but a carbon tax or some kind of price on carbon with border adjustment taxes. That's the only thing that has a significant impact,” Romney said.
“I would note that a price on carbon is a way of not just raising money for the government. That's not the purpose of it," he went on to explain. "The price the reason for putting a price on carbon is to create a massive incentive for the private sector to innovate and to create innovations. Which will be low emitting, and low cost, and therefore will be adopted not just here, but adopted voluntarily in India and Brazil and China. That's what we have to do do things that get accepted globally."
He went on to criticize the Democrats' approach to climate change, saying they pursue policies that "sounds good, but won't make a difference." Particularly, spending money on insulating buildings and buying electric cars is ineffective in the long term, he argued, as CO2 emissions will still go up globally.
"We have to do things that will be adopted everywhere. Not just things that make us feel better about ourselves.”
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Utah voters officially became the dumbest people in the U.S. when they decided to give one of their two Senate seats to Massachusetts.
Note to Utah:
PLEASE “Cowboy Up” & vote this POS OUT.
And Mitch seems all too willing to HELP them end this country, by making sure only squishes win and pro-Americans lose. I don’t see, really, a difference in voting for HIM specifically or not. For the remainder of the Senate GOP candidates, RINO or not, vote for THEM to stop the Commies. The leader of this GOP perfidy still deserves to be taken out, though. JMO.
And Benedict Arnold wasn’t selling us out to murderous collectivists, just a corrupt king. So Arnold is actually BETTER than Mitch McConnell.
But no import tariff.....
It wasn’t just the dog that was squirreled away on the roof of Mittie’s car, it was his principles.
YEP!
Enemy of the people.
Amazing how bold they get when they can control elections.
And don’t forget he already believes he IS a GOD- his religion tells him this. Magic underwear and waiting on Planet Kolob. One cannot make this up— this is what this dude believes gives him the imprimatur to make blanket statements of what “experts” say is true-— and which is NOT true in any form.
Better yet— imagine HOW it was ever possible for a MORMON to be elected Gov. of Massa-Taxachusetts. The ULTIMATE Masshole Lib fake@ss greasy haired used car salesman. Mitt Romney is a GRIFTER. Never forget his “marching” for George Fentanyl head Floyd with his buddies in Black Lives Matter- a political front organization of ActBlue DNC fundraising. Lastly- someone has the video at an airport of his own voters accosting him on his idiotic votes— and he tells them as he RUNS away— “you don’t have a mask on!!” This IS who he IS and always was.
Romney gives hope to a lot of people. If anyone as stupid as he is can get rich, anyone else can too.
“but adopted voluntarily in India and Brazil and China. That’s what we have to do do things that get accepted globally.”
Clear proof he has joined the insane Democrats.
If the carbon tax is not just another way of a convenient slush fund for the government, what else would it be? You sure as the world won’t change the climate unless you furnish free A/Cs for those who need one or free heating in the winter. Those items only change the very local climate....inside a building. Not real climate change, which as most folks know...that job has already been assigned.
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