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by rwmj 282 days ago
Reminds me of the environment. Large companies would rather blame individuals for "not doing enough to save the planet", when in fact we'd be better off with coordinated, collective action through legislation.
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Corporations, governments and citizens all love passing the buck on climate change. It's a serious matter and also it's somebody else's job.
Pretty sure you would lose any election where you proposed a fossil fuel tax large enough to cause people to give up their large lots and large cars and overseas vacations and cheap toys, even without any lobbying by any “large companies”.