Even those who believe that there really is a disease, and even those who believe that the disease is serious, could still believe that the cure is much worse. Only it’s not easy for human beings to think that way. Maybe that’s one reason for Lomborg and his group presenting it differently: if I had fifty billion dollars to spend, on which issues would it do the most good? That way people can feel that they’re doing something. Of course you can accomplish that as well by telling people to buy a Prius…
That’s interesting, because yesterday I was thinking that if I had fifty billion dollars I could move to the state of my choice and offer the governor and legislature a deal: tell Uncle Sam to pound sand with its pursestring bureaucrats in, among others, the Department of Education — and every dollar the feds pull from your expected annual revenue, I will make up at 100% the first fiscal year, and at a gradually declining rate thereafter, until the “free money” monkey is entirely off your back and your people are getting only as much government as they are willing to fund themselves as God and the Founfers intended.
It might not fight climate change, but it would be pretty damn satisfying.
I imagine Michigan didn’t make your list of potential states to assist in such manner.
Even those who believe that there really is a disease, and even those who believe that the disease is serious, could still believe that the cure is much worse. Only it’s not easy for human beings to think that way. Maybe that’s one reason for Lomborg and his group presenting it differently: if I had fifty billion dollars to spend, on which issues would it do the most good? That way people can feel that they’re doing something. Of course you can accomplish that as well by telling people to buy a Prius…
That’s interesting, because yesterday I was thinking that if I had fifty billion dollars I could move to the state of my choice and offer the governor and legislature a deal: tell Uncle Sam to pound sand with its pursestring bureaucrats in, among others, the Department of Education — and every dollar the feds pull from your expected annual revenue, I will make up at 100% the first fiscal year, and at a gradually declining rate thereafter, until the “free money” monkey is entirely off your back and your people are getting only as much government as they are willing to fund themselves as God and the Founfers intended.
It might not fight climate change, but it would be pretty damn satisfying.
I imagine Michigan didn’t make your list of potential states to assist in such manner.