One other thing that I want to say about this: When I meet with world leaders, what's striking -- whether it's in Europe or here in Asia -- the kinds of fundamental reforms and changes both on the revenue side and the public pension side that other countries are having to make are so much more significant than what we need to do in order to get our books in order.
"PositiveID announced that it has received an order for its VeriChip microchip to be used for disaster preparedness and emergency management by the Israeli Military."PositiveID Corporation Receives VeriChip Order for Use With Israeli Military
"When a person spikes a fever, it is a signal that their body is fighting an infection. By being able to continuously monitor temperature, it could provide an early warning to a caregiver at the onset of an illness. With the completion of this first bio-sensing microchip we will also explore other bio-sensing functions to integrate with the Wireless Body through our patent for an embedded bio-sensor system to improve remote patient monitoring."What else are they going to monitor? Huh? Fever/infection....come on!
It’s understandable why the climate community started to advocate cap and trade twenty years ago, because the political climate didn’t allow for a tax approach. But as George Soros discovered when he looked closely at the proposed legislation, the cap and trade system is too complex and therefore too easy to game."Global Warning" - by 'student reporters' - "Graduate students in our special reporting project traveled the globe, investigating the effects of climate change on national security. A full web site with their findings launched on Sunday."
The more complicated the system, the simpler the solution needs to be—the most attractive option is a high tax that is rebated on a per capita basis. No special benefits for renewable energy or anything else. It’s a progressive approach and, most importantly, it’s doable. People will both get the signal from higher prices at the pump that energy use matters and have the opportunity to change behavior and save lots of money. And even if they don’t change their energy use, they aren’t hurt as they will still receive the tax rebate.
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