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Buckwheat's Admin: Selling the U.S. Out!

Mike

Well-known member
Please endeavor to find the logic in Locke's statement below: (In Bold)

Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said something amazing—U.S. consumers should pay for part of Chinese greenhouse-gas emissions. From Reuters:
“It’s important that those who consume the products being made all around the world to the benefit of America — and it’s our own consumption activity that’s causing the emission of greenhouse gases, then quite frankly Americans need to pay for that,” Commerce Secretary Gary Locke told the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai.


The idea that rich-country consumers should pick up the tab for some of China’s industrial emissions has been gaining currency lately—but not from within the Obama administration. The argument is that many of China’s factories churn out cheap stuff for the West, not for domestic consumption, so those consumers are actually responsible for the emissions. China, of course, loves the idea.
 

hypocritexposer

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If China refuses to reduce emissions, what good will collecting money from the wealthier nations do.

If China chooses to implement emissions controls/standards, then the price of consumer goods will reflect the additional expense in the price.
 

Sandhusker

Well-known member
So.... do we cut China a check directly or do we just double the interest rate on our loans?

This administration is just stupid piled on top of stupid.
 

hypocritexposer

Well-known member
Could just give them $$ from the Cap and Trade tax. I'm sure they would use it to control emissions.

Think we could get Goldman Sachs to cough up some $$ from thier profits from carbon credit speculation?
 
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