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Re:Fighting climate change may be cheaper and more beneficia... by bko on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @09:21AM (#20401671)
The problem is that people say they care but they don't want to bare the cost. Politicians aren't stupid, they know this and choose not to do anything about it

> The survey results also suggest that the amount that people are willing to pay monthly varies. Fifty-seven percent are willing to pay at least $1 per month. The share declines with the monthly cost: 23 percent would pay at least $40 monthly, and 16 percent would pay at least $100 each month. However, the fact that 43 percent are unwilling to pay anything underscores the polarization about climate change. Party identification and acceptance of climate change are the main correlates of whether people are willing to pay, with Democrats being consistently more inclined to pay a fee.

http://www.apnorc.org/projects/Documents/EPIC_press_release....

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Re:Fighting climate change may be cheaper and more beneficia... by ihm on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @10:39AM (#20402393)
Politicians are also in the pocket of the Koch brothers who spend about as much on politics as the Dema and the Republicans[0]. People’s beliefs aren’t an immutable fact that exists in isolation, they’re a product of the propaganda-soaked media environment, which is also part of the problem and has to be changed.

[0]: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/27/us/politics/kochs-plan-to...

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