tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post6529243069873078300..comments2023-07-20T10:16:46.141-04:00Comments on TheGreenMiles.com: Will Richmond Accept Climate Commission's Challenge?TheGreenMileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15774630689123316690noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post-18230981288150252472008-11-18T06:54:00.000-05:002008-11-18T06:54:00.000-05:00Lauren - It seems to me you have confused a comfor...Lauren - It seems to me you have confused a comfortable excuse with a logical argument. Are you familiar with the old adage, "Two wrongs do not make a right." Just because our government is already doing something the wrong way does mean we should allow our government to do more wrongs.<BR/><BR/>When we allow our government to tell us what to do, our politicians use this authority to pick winners and losers. Those special interests who buy sufficient influence win. The rest of us lose.<BR/><BR/>Our government needs to establish and enforce law against dangerous releases of toxic waste. We can discourage the release of less dangerous pollutants by taxing them. But our politicians do not need to tell businessmen how to run their businesses. Such direction is both counterproductive and antithetical to freedom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post-88155522927587026512008-11-17T17:18:00.000-05:002008-11-17T17:18:00.000-05:00Hey Mr. Liberal - I see what you are saying but th...Hey Mr. Liberal - I see what you are saying but this isn't about telling companies how to run their business but stepping in to protect the people of Virginia. <BR/><BR/>And if you think about it, the government already tells us to do a lot of things which protect our environment that I think are similar to these recommendations. From requiring cars to be safety and emissions inspected on a regular basis and even telling us what days to put out our garbage and recycling. I think these recommendations by the commission are similar but on a larger scale. While it may cost companies additional expense, it is about protecting the air we breath and the water we depend upon collectively.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post-75303517645670692542008-11-17T15:15:00.000-05:002008-11-17T15:15:00.000-05:00Miles - With sarcasm you are trying to put words i...Miles - With sarcasm you are trying to put words into my mouth. There is a world of difference between restricting business with regulations and telling businesses how to operate. Can't you tell the difference?<BR/><BR/>In a free society, the government exists to protect the rights of the People. Government stops us from hurting each other. In an authoritarian regime, government exists to protect and enforce the interests of the elite. Government tells the People what they must do.<BR/><BR/>Look closely at the commission's scheme. Has the commission crossed the line between regulation and trying to operate business? Has the commission left it to business to figure out how to comply with regulations or is it trying to design and impose a solution?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post-24576817275078456932008-11-17T13:55:00.000-05:002008-11-17T13:55:00.000-05:00Yes, deregulation is key. Private companies should...Yes, deregulation is key. Private companies should be allowed to do what they want without any interference from government. Please tell this to AIG. And the Big Three. And then ask for our $725 billion back.TheGreenMileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15774630689123316690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post-50594662260340504522008-11-17T13:50:00.000-05:002008-11-17T13:50:00.000-05:00We should all be suspicious of the notion of a gov...We should all be suspicious of the notion of a government commission that sets out to tell private companies how to run their business. The most likely result is that we are all going pay a lot more for less.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post-80061013018126383322008-11-17T10:45:00.000-05:002008-11-17T10:45:00.000-05:00Hopefully this will go through. It's ridiculous th...Hopefully this will go through. It's ridiculous that people would ignore recommendations like this. Thanks for reporting it Miles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com