What's Been and What's Ben

Gasoline in the America should have a two dollar a gallon tax. Pollution should be taxed. Alcohol and cigarettes are taxed at a high rate as a sin tax. Why not just tax things that moral purists think is evil, but also things that cause cancer. People think something like that is ridiculous because it is already so expensive. These people don’t understand that we pay tax either way. There is no such thing as a free lunch. You pay either way, why not do it in a way to naturally encourage environmental stewardship.

Liberals always let me down because they never see a moral argument in what they say. Although I love the idea that then to use facts (I’m in an italics moods) over arbitrarily religious ideology selectively chosen to suit personal interest, I still feel that moral arguments must compliment these facts, figures, and logic.

Cap and Trade is stupid because it protects the establishment which preventing the natural evolution of businesses. If a business shrinks they can regain their former status because they will have extra carbon credits. If a new company wants to start up, what credits do they get? What if they want to compete with a preexisting company that pollutes with the same process? Conspiracy theorists can take it from there.

What if all tax was based on environmental impact? No other taxes. You probably need some regular taxes so we don’t start living in the woods. I also think teachers should be like churches – no taxes. I agree with Joe Biden that you express you true morals with your wallet. I also agree with John McCain who argued once for believing in global climate change because the things we do to fix it are things we know we should be doing anyway.