Ah yes, the old "you're a greeny so you have to ride a bicycle and wear organic hemp clothing" argument. Sadly for people like you who need a simplistic view to understand the world, life is not a binary; in other words everyone who is a greeny isn't a hard core vegan eco warrior living in a mud brick house on Waiheke island; and there are an infinite number of interpretations of "green" as a behaviour. For example, I eat meat, ride a motorcycle and wear leather when I ride, yet I also grow my own vegetables, minimise the use of my car, use my pushbike for round town and short trips, am a member of the Green party and don't believe in the munificence of the global corporates. Confused? It gets worse: I also think that GE might have some important answers to the problems we face and think that nuclear power may one day be a good thing (but not here if that's OK), yet I am engaged in fulltime research looking at ways that businesses can operate sustainably and profitably and support the Sea Shepherds and Greenpeace.
Sorry to dump such confusing and scary stuff on you first thing in the morning and I hope the voices in your head aren't arguing too loudly.
Don't blame me, I voted Green.
Effectively Taking us for Suckers
A girlfriend once asked " Why is it you seem to prefer to race, than spend time with me ?"
The answer was simple ! "I'll prolly get bored with racing too, once i've nailed it !"
Bowls can wait !
Its only $3 a week. As I have commented before, that's not going to change anyone's habits. Even the poor will still be able to drive, keep warm, and eat meat. It would have to be $30-$300 a week to really change habits.
But where is the money going ? We can track some of it. Gmint has budgeted 1.6 to 2 billion for payment to forestry operators. (It depends on how many agree to take the money instead of cutting down the trees.) The more that take the money, the more expensive wood will become, and the more tax you will pay.
Say it was $1.8 billion, and it was distributed on the basis of forestry area.
Then, here's how the money would be divided up.
David must play fair with the other kids, even the idiots.
money money money.... money sucks I hate the shit...
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