Future Fridays: the Scary Tax Word?
We delighted in watching Bill Nye, the science guy, when he was on John Oliver’s show. Mike loved it so much, he has it saved to show anyone who will watch it.
And it all
revolves around carbon tax… that scary word… tax.
Why do taxes
scare so many people? We think nothing
of going into a store and paying for whatever items we want or need. We think nothing of tipping someone for the
services they provide. But mentioning taxes is a
no-no.
Bill Nye simply
illustrated in his above-mentioned piece that when we have too much carbon in
the atmosphere the atmosphere heats up which causes droughts, fires (like in
California and now Australia), floods, tornadoes, hurricanes and other intense
weather.
Following and during the disasters…
Following and during the disasters…
- Fire fighters and fire plane pilots work long, dangerous hours.
- Property
is damaged and lost.
- People
are hurt, hospitalized, maimed permanently, or killed leaving family behind… which
means…
Billions of
dollars in public money is spent to take care of the messes, the losses, and
the injured. Who pays for it? All of us.
Who should
pay more? Those who create and use
carbon sources. It just makes
sense. Let’s clear our vision and make 2020
the year to cut our carbon emissions drastically and save money as well as our
earthly home.
-Kathleen
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