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Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate
I'm hoping that this country has a few more idealists other than myself willing to lead by example by doing something as simple as putting on a damn sweater.
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Leading by example is extremely different than forcing everyone to participate whether they like it or not.
I wouldn't mind replacing my furnace with a more efficient and "greener" version... but I don't have the money.
I wouldn't mind replacing my vehicle which emitted less GHG.. but I don't have the money.
I wouldn't mind getting a series of solar panels to power my house... but I don't have the money.
Now... here I hear about the Liberals wanting to force something down my throat by making everything more expensive when I already don't have the money.... and they figure I'll like it?
I hear about the elitist environmentalists who look down on everyone who's not doing enough, only to totally forget about the negligible impact that any one of us can have.
It just makes me cynical about the whole thing. Nothing will ever be good enough. "BUT JUST DO SOMETHING!"... sigh. I'll remember that when you run out into the street without looking and get slammed into by a bus. As we know in the hockey world... sometimes the best trades are those that you don't make. To me, a carbon tax falls into this world.