[pp.int.general] Environmentalists and pirates, free information perspective

[W Tovey]

A tax on activities that contribute to global warming may not have a 
significant effect on the larger "offenders" who may well just pay the 
tax and keep polluting. All it may do is hinder the smaller 
organisations who may be less capable of quickly adapting or paying the 
additional tax. Yes, this may still generate extra revenue for 
governments, but then there would need to be guarantees that the money 
would be put towards combating global warming.

-- 
Will Tovey

Chief Administrative Officer, Pirate Party International
Policy Group Leader, Pirate Party UK

www.pirateparty.org.uk
www.pp-international.net


Richard Stallman wrote:
> Maybe that isn't possible.  If survival of civilization requires
> sacrifices, let's make them.
>
> If efficiency measures solve the problem without a decrease in
> standard of living, that's nice.  Part of the government policies we
> need are policies to make sure lots of efficiency measures are
> adopted.
>
> Perhaps a big tax on activities that contribute to global warming
> is desirable.
>
>