[Savvy27]

Originally Posted by Kipperriffic

First of all, my personal opinion is that there is no concrete conclusion about if this global "change" is in fact caused by humans, and secondly, should we even be concerned about it. And there are much more important environmental topics that get overlooked by this "global warming debate"

But what I really have problem with is that politicians (Canadian and US), use "climate change", or "global warning"...whatever you want to call it... solely to appeal to their base. (some are just dumb like Al Gore who do it purely for sensationalism)
Why shouldn't they, you ask? Well I think there is a fundamental problem with govt. being the body that makes decisions about things like this. They should have no involvement in this. They can't impose on us (which includes private industries along with me and you) any tax to "combat" climate change. The Tax is the fundamental flaw

A little off topic but I think ANY tax should not be automatic unless we sign off on it. Tax should only be mandatory for things like Defense, Infrastructure, Education, and HealthCare. Everything else should be privately funded. If no funds are available for a program, then it shouldn't exist in first place.

/rant

Government is literally the only body that has the authority and capacity to make these types of decisions.