Todd Myers, environmental policy expert at the Washington Policy Center, recently listed politics, politics and politics as Gov. Inslee’s three main reasons for imposing cap-and-trade standards in Washington State.
Myers did not have to dig deep for his accurate analysis. When asked why he advocated a cap on carbon emissions, Inslee freely delivered three political answers. First, Inslee explained a cap would make Washington “consistent with nearby states.” Second, after urging listeners to trust him, Inslee issued general assurances that his plan to cap carbon emission would work despite the world-wide fail record of cap-and-trade policies. Third, Inslee explained cap-and-trade is “politically palatable for the people of Washington to accept” and, therefore, good policy.
Just so we are all clear, let’s re-cap Inslee’s three reasons for favoring cap-and-trade:
1. Washington State would fit in with California and Oregon.
2. Because Inslee has the one cap-and-trade plan that will not fail when all other cap-and-trade plans have failed.
3. Washington State residents are more inclined to support a cap-and-trade policy at this time.
Ladies and gentlemen, the insightful leadership of our nation’s greenest governor: Jay Inslee.
Did he hit his head as a child? Senseless policy..actually progressive
Did he hit his head as a child? Senseless policy..actually progressive
Failure would mean the program does not cap pollutants. Where are the examples of such failures?
Failure is when the said benefits do not weigh the costs. Just think when they banned DDT because it was thought to cause some bird’s “egg shells” to be too soft the cost in human lives has now grown into the millions who have died horrendous deaths from mosquito carrying diseases worldwide. Just because someone comes up with another “Ponzi” scheme to make themselves and their cronies rich doesn’t mean we have to go along with it.
Failure would mean the program does not cap pollutants. Where are the examples of such failures?
Failure is when the said benefits do not weigh the costs. Just think when they banned DDT because it was thought to cause some bird’s “egg shells” to be too soft the cost in human lives has now grown into the millions who have died horrendous deaths from mosquito carrying diseases worldwide. Just because someone comes up with another “Ponzi” scheme to make themselves and their cronies rich doesn’t mean we have to go along with it.
Let me see if I understand this cap stuff correctly. We need to hold down on the CO2 levels because it is some how a pollutant. I was taught in High school biology that people and animals breath the air for oxygen and exhale CO2 While plants breath the air for CO2 and exhale Oxygen. If we have more CO2 in the air, it would seem there would be more plants to breath CO2 and exhale oxygen and more plants could live so there would be more food for cows to eat so there would be more cows so we could have more beef to eat. Right? Wait, I just heard that cows also give off methane when they flatulate and methane is also somehow a pollutant too. I guess we should stop eating beef and hold our breath
Let me see if I understand this cap stuff correctly. We need to hold down on the CO2 levels because it is some how a pollutant. I was taught in High school biology that people and animals breath the air for oxygen and exhale CO2 While plants breath the air for CO2 and exhale Oxygen. If we have more CO2 in the air, it would seem there would be more plants to breath CO2 and exhale oxygen and more plants could live so there would be more food for cows to eat so there would be more cows so we could have more beef to eat. Right? Wait, I just heard that cows also give off methane when they flatulate and methane is also somehow a pollutant too. I guess we should stop eating beef and hold our breath
Read Inslee Apollo Fire and check his stock portfolio when he was in congress he reported a lot of green energy companies!! He is in it for the MONEY!!! OURS!!
Along with Sen. Maria Cantwell, Inslee, when you delve into their association as each being members of the George Soros vast Tides Organizations..where the OVER ALL agenda is to create a ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT ORDER. & Inslee’s additional increased taxes programs ( gas , etc. ) along with the Obama administration are a chipping away methodology of just such accomplishments. “Fundamentally” change our Freedoms.. on a “Agenda 21” usurping procedure..one chip at a time!! Why else the shredding of our Constitution beginning with the 2nd. amendment?? EH?
Yeah, I deserve the freedom to pollute the air and water as much as I want because I don’t care about the quality of life of future generations. Just give me freedom, without regard to any consequences!
Typical liberal. If you’re not on board with every unworkable scheme to transfer wealth.. oh, sorry, to “save the planet” you just want the freedom to pollute the air and water…with CO2, which isn’t a pollutant at all. It’s one of the building blocks of life
Of course, that’s why he ran for governor, he knew the liberals of WA state would give him what he couldn’t receive by staying in congress.
Yeah, and let’s just pretend that fossil fuel companies have no vested interest in preserving the status quo. And when they contribute millions to elected officials, it’s just done out of the kindness of their hearts.
Read Inslee Apollo Fire and check his stock portfolio when he was in congress he reported a lot of green energy companies!! He is in it for the MONEY!!! OURS!!
Along with Sen. Maria Cantwell, Inslee, when you delve into their association as each being members of the George Soros vast Tides Organizations..where the OVER ALL agenda is to create a ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT ORDER. & Inslee’s additional increased taxes programs ( gas , etc. ) along with the Obama administration are a chipping away methodology of just such accomplishments. “Fundamentally” change our Freedoms.. on a “Agenda 21” usurping procedure..one chip at a time!! Why else the shredding of our Constitution beginning with the 2nd. amendment?? EH?
Yeah, I want the freedom to pollute the air and water as much as I want because I don’t care about the quality of life of future generations. Just give me freedom, without regard to any consequences!
Typical liberal. If you’re not on board with every unworkable scheme to transfer wealth.. oh, sorry, to “save the planet” you just want the freedom to pollute the air and water…with CO2, which isn’t a pollutant at all. It’s one of the building blocks of life
Of course, that’s why he ran for governor, he knew the liberals of WA state would give him what he couldn’t receive by staying in congress.
Yeah, and let’s just pretend that fossil fuel companies have no vested interest in preserving the status quo. And when they contribute millions to elected officials, it’s just done out of the kindness of their hearts.
I agree, giant energy producers should get to externalize costs to the public. They have been doing it for hundreds of years…
I agree, giant energy producers should get to externalize costs to the public. They have been doing it for hundreds of years…