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Re:Massachusetts Sues Exxon over Climate Change, Accusing th... by tonyedgecombe on Sunday October 27, 2019 @07:38AM (#21369120)
Most Americans are unwilling to pay $10 a month to fight climate change, a survey found.

That's quite funny when you think about the costs we will incur if we don't get a handle on this. Most people really do think in the short term.

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Re:Massachusetts Sues Exxon over Climate Change, Accusing th... by dx87 on Sunday October 27, 2019 @07:49AM (#21369152)
It could be that they're unwilling to pay $10 a month because they think the ultra-wealthy and companies bringing in billions of dollars a year should pay for it.
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Re:Massachusetts Sues Exxon over Climate Change, Accusing th... by radicalbyte on Sunday October 27, 2019 @08:17AM (#21369251)
Most Americans don't have a lot of disposable income thanks to the systemic changes over the last 40 years greatly concentrating wealth. So it's understandable that they'll choose to spend that on food now instead of against fighting a risk which whose worst effects will be felt a long time in the future.
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Re:Massachusetts Sues Exxon over Climate Change, Accusing th... by yostrovs on Sunday October 27, 2019 @08:28AM (#21369294)
Why would they spend even $10 when there's thousands of people every day, that are not them, that fly to distant destinations to have a good time?
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