In simple terms:
America is overweight.
So some local governments are making extra large soda's illegal.
A. this does not address the issue.
B. it's a money grab when the governments can put a tax on it.
C. The government doesn't care about A, but they'll exploit anything to achieve B.
I got an automated phone survey.
Press 1 if you strongly agree, 5 if you strongly disagree. That sorta thing.
Questions went from how is trump doing, to "Is our government doing enough to stop global climate change?"
the question makes the assumption that we could stop it if we really tried.
But we can't.
If the pie chart shows SUV pollution to be a tiny fraction of the cause, then why bother with taxes and penalties and governmental protocols?
Address the problem, but be honest.
Show the exponential population on Algores hockey stick chart.
Show the third world countries using rivers as flush tanks for their trash.
Don't tax me because I used an additional carbon credit or some other asinine concept.
And don't, don't EVER, tell me it's "settled" when they don't even grasp the scope.
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