Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumBeto O'Rourke will win my vote for this one sentence on capitalism and climate change
I'm a capitalist," O'Rourke replied. "I don't see how we're able to meet any of the fundamental challenges that we have as a country without, in part, harnessing the power of the market.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/beto-orourke-differentiates-himself-from-democratic-socialists-11550619044
This is perfect and straight-forward. The most important issue of our time won't be confronted until individuals vote for clean energy with their pocketbooks - not their tax dollars.
Already, this "Green New Deal" is viewed as a Trojan Horse for new entitlement programs.
Climate change solutions must be market driven.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
HopeAgain
(4,407 posts)The drive for profits doesn't care about the evironment. The market brought us the automobile cluster- fuck we are now in.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
riverine
(516 posts)Subsidies for EVs.
A new grid so that a person can sell their excess solar power to others.
Tax credits for solar, and so on.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
shanny
(6,709 posts)Yesterday.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Brainstormy
(2,381 posts)and if we can't breathe, drink water, go outdoors, etc., even the concept of a "market" is meaningless.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)And we have about 12 year to do something serious about it or...
I somehow think "the market" could give a shit about that.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
riverine
(516 posts)Emissions trading, or cap and trade, is a market-based approach to controlling pollution by providing economic incentives for achieving reductions in the emissions of pollutants.
Wikipedia
I don't think Cap and Trade is enough by itself though.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)And when you are dealing with another party that denies the very existence of the problem, no compromise is possible.
I'm starting to have a problem with the terms, capitalist and socialist. Capitalist has come to mean libertarian and socialism now means everything else. Which I consider to be a trojan horse for eliminating entitlements until climate change destroys civilization.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Gothmog
(145,554 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
dlk
(11,576 posts)Capitalism, with sensible and appropriate regulation, will be the solution.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
dlk
(11,576 posts)Capitalism, with sensible and appropriate regulation will be the solution.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
shanny
(6,709 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
riverine
(516 posts)Keep in mind the Green New Deal proposes no solutions at all - just a goal to aspire to.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
shanny
(6,709 posts)Do I? Also no. But I do know that government action will be the answer, not the market. That's the same blind alley we've been blundering along and look where it has gotten us. Profit-making endeavors are incapable of dealing with this crisis.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided