Comments on: Majority of Surveyed Economists Favor a Carbon Tax to Encourage Develoment of Alternatives to Fossil Fuels http://carbontax.wrkng.net/blogarchives/2007/02/09/majority-of-surveyed-economists-favor-a-carbon-tax-to-encourage-develoment-of-alternatives-to-fossil-fuels/ Getting real about stopping climate change Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:02:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: A P Mikula http://carbontax.wrkng.net/blogarchives/2007/02/09/majority-of-surveyed-economists-favor-a-carbon-tax-to-encourage-develoment-of-alternatives-to-fossil-fuels/#comment-92 A P Mikula Sat, 10 Feb 2007 19:00:47 +0000 http://carbontax.wrkng.net/blogarchives/2007/02/09/majority-of-surveyed-economists-favor-a-carbon-tax-to-encourage-develoment-of-alternatives-to-fossil-fuels/#comment-92 Speaking of "paling into insignificance" that is exactly what will happen to this economy and country if we continue the montezing of our national debt. Printing hundreds of billions of dollars a year out of thin air to artificially ameliorate concerns that we are effectively BANKRUPT already. Add it up; Official Gov't National Debt, 8+ TRILLION and counting, Unfunded gov't liabilities(Social Sec-Medicare Gov't Pensions) 20-30 TRILLION, Trade deficit, 500+ BILLION/yr. and counting. The "dollar" used to be the standard of world trade. Now foreign traders are getting out of our inflated-monetized dollars and into Euros, Yuans or gold. Ford-GM in big trouble, and the cry goes out by the FED, "ALL IS WELL" When foreigners(China,India etc) quit buying our debt instruments(Treasuries,Gov't bonds) this house of cards will collapse. See, McElvaney Intelligence Advisor. This irresponcible and deceitfull policy endorsed and perpetuated by VOLKER and his successors will redound to our ultimate destruction and or takeover by our enemies. Sounds almost apocalyptic does't it? Can you say"One World Gov't" or New World Order?? God save us, maranatha!! Speaking of "paling into insignificance" that is exactly what will happen to this economy and country if we continue the montezing of our national debt. Printing hundreds of billions of dollars a year out of thin air to artificially ameliorate concerns that we are effectively BANKRUPT already. Add it up; Official Gov’t National Debt, 8+ TRILLION and counting, Unfunded gov’t liabilities(Social Sec-Medicare Gov’t Pensions) 20-30 TRILLION, Trade deficit, 500+ BILLION/yr. and counting. The "dollar" used to be the standard of world trade. Now foreign traders are getting out of our inflated-monetized dollars and into Euros, Yuans or gold. Ford-GM in big trouble, and the cry goes out by the FED, "ALL IS WELL" When foreigners(China,India etc) quit buying our debt instruments(Treasuries,Gov’t bonds) this house of cards will collapse. See, McElvaney Intelligence Advisor. This irresponcible and deceitfull policy endorsed and perpetuated by VOLKER and his successors will redound to our ultimate destruction and or takeover by our enemies. Sounds almost apocalyptic does’t it? Can you say"One World Gov’t" or New World Order?? God save us, maranatha!!

]]> By: Dan http://carbontax.wrkng.net/blogarchives/2007/02/09/majority-of-surveyed-economists-favor-a-carbon-tax-to-encourage-develoment-of-alternatives-to-fossil-fuels/#comment-95 Dan Sat, 10 Feb 2007 23:16:32 +0000 http://carbontax.wrkng.net/blogarchives/2007/02/09/majority-of-surveyed-economists-favor-a-carbon-tax-to-encourage-develoment-of-alternatives-to-fossil-fuels/#comment-95 <p>Andy - Your comment is irrelevant to the post. Future comments, if irrelevant, will be deleted. Interestingly, your comment does support the need for a carbon tax. First, as an aside, the budget problems you describe are the result of the current administration which inherited a budget surplus but has squandered it on the fiasco in Iraq and irresponsible tax cuts. More important for discussion of a carbon tax, the trade deficit is aggravated by the billions of dollars this country sends abroad for foreign oil. A carbon tax will reduce the outflow of dollars for oil and improve our economy at home. </p> <p>Feel free to send comments that respond to posts. Comments re monetizing our national debt may be appropriate on another blog, but will not be accepted here. Similarly, irrelevant attacks on the former Fed Chairman or anyone else will also not be accepted.<br /> </p> Andy - Your comment is irrelevant to the post. Future comments, if irrelevant, will be deleted. Interestingly, your comment does support the need for a carbon tax. First, as an aside, the budget problems you describe are the result of the current administration which inherited a budget surplus but has squandered it on the fiasco in Iraq and irresponsible tax cuts. More important for discussion of a carbon tax, the trade deficit is aggravated by the billions of dollars this country sends abroad for foreign oil. A carbon tax will reduce the outflow of dollars for oil and improve our economy at home.

Feel free to send comments that respond to posts. Comments re monetizing our national debt may be appropriate on another blog, but will not be accepted here. Similarly, irrelevant attacks on the former Fed Chairman or anyone else will also not be accepted.

]]> By: Bob Maginnis http://carbontax.wrkng.net/blogarchives/2007/02/09/majority-of-surveyed-economists-favor-a-carbon-tax-to-encourage-develoment-of-alternatives-to-fossil-fuels/#comment-96 Bob Maginnis Sun, 11 Feb 2007 00:29:21 +0000 http://carbontax.wrkng.net/blogarchives/2007/02/09/majority-of-surveyed-economists-favor-a-carbon-tax-to-encourage-develoment-of-alternatives-to-fossil-fuels/#comment-96 Thanks for putting up a website.  Here is a post I wrote to an environmental group that isn't very interested in a carbon tax:  I would have posted it put I didn't want  "allow your website access to my clipboard," and I can't copy and paste like any other website.  Anyway, I wish you well. Thanks for putting up a website.  Here is a post I wrote to an environmental group that isn’t very interested in a carbon tax:
 I would have posted it put I didn’t want  "allow your website access to my clipboard," and I can’t copy and paste like any other website.  Anyway, I wish you well.

]]> By: Dan http://carbontax.wrkng.net/blogarchives/2007/02/09/majority-of-surveyed-economists-favor-a-carbon-tax-to-encourage-develoment-of-alternatives-to-fossil-fuels/#comment-101 Dan Sun, 11 Feb 2007 18:32:32 +0000 http://carbontax.wrkng.net/blogarchives/2007/02/09/majority-of-surveyed-economists-favor-a-carbon-tax-to-encourage-develoment-of-alternatives-to-fossil-fuels/#comment-101 <p>Bob - I'm not sure why you couldn't cut and paste, but if you send me your post I'll put it up under my name and attribute it to you.  Just send it to <a href="mailto:info@carbontax.org" rel="nofollow">info@carbontax.org.</a>  Thanks.<br /> </p> Bob - I’m not sure why you couldn’t cut and paste, but if you send me your post I’ll put it up under my name and attribute it to you.  Just send it to info@carbontax.org.  Thanks.
 

]]> By: Evan http://carbontax.wrkng.net/blogarchives/2007/02/09/majority-of-surveyed-economists-favor-a-carbon-tax-to-encourage-develoment-of-alternatives-to-fossil-fuels/#comment-109 Evan Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:24:46 +0000 http://carbontax.wrkng.net/blogarchives/2007/02/09/majority-of-surveyed-economists-favor-a-carbon-tax-to-encourage-develoment-of-alternatives-to-fossil-fuels/#comment-109 Nicholas Stern spoke to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources <a href="http://energy.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=235215&Month=2&Year=2007&Party=0" rel="nofollow">today</a>. Nicholas Stern spoke to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources today.

]]> By: Evan http://carbontax.wrkng.net/blogarchives/2007/02/09/majority-of-surveyed-economists-favor-a-carbon-tax-to-encourage-develoment-of-alternatives-to-fossil-fuels/#comment-111 Evan Tue, 13 Feb 2007 16:31:59 +0000 http://carbontax.wrkng.net/blogarchives/2007/02/09/majority-of-surveyed-economists-favor-a-carbon-tax-to-encourage-develoment-of-alternatives-to-fossil-fuels/#comment-111 The Senate testimony included Dr. Henry Jacoby, Dr. Gary Yeo, and Sir Nicholas Stern.  Jacoby and Yeo made a strong case for carbon taxes.  I hope you can find the webcast archived somewhere, possibly on the Senate ENR <a href="http://energy.senate.gov/" rel="nofollow">website</a>. The Senate testimony included Dr. Henry Jacoby, Dr. Gary Yeo, and Sir Nicholas Stern.  Jacoby and Yeo made a strong case for carbon taxes.  I hope you can find the webcast archived somewhere, possibly on the Senate ENR website.

]]> By: Evan http://carbontax.wrkng.net/blogarchives/2007/02/09/majority-of-surveyed-economists-favor-a-carbon-tax-to-encourage-develoment-of-alternatives-to-fossil-fuels/#comment-112 Evan Tue, 13 Feb 2007 16:33:21 +0000 http://carbontax.wrkng.net/blogarchives/2007/02/09/majority-of-surveyed-economists-favor-a-carbon-tax-to-encourage-develoment-of-alternatives-to-fossil-fuels/#comment-112 That's actually Gary Yohe, from Wesleyan. That’s actually Gary Yohe, from Wesleyan.

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