Beto O'Rourke will win my vote for this one sentence on capitalism and climate change

[riverine]

I'm a capitalist," O'Rourke replied. "I don't see how we're able to meet any of the fundamental challenges that we have as a country without, in part, harnessing the power of the market.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/beto-orourke-differentiates-himself-from-democratic-socialists-11550619044

This is perfect and straight-forward. The most important issue of our time won't be confronted until individuals vote for clean energy with their pocketbooks - not their tax dollars.

Already, this "Green New Deal" is viewed as a Trojan Horse for new entitlement programs.

Climate change solutions must be market driven.

[HopeAgain]

1. The market isn't forward thinking

The drive for profits doesn't care about the evironment. The market brought us the automobile cluster- fuck we are now in.

[riverine]

3. It is forward thinking - it just needs a "nudge" to borrow an Obama era term

Subsidies for EVs.

A new grid so that a person can sell their excess solar power to others.

Tax credits for solar, and so on.

[shanny]

12. We need a whole lot more than a 2 degree course correction.

Yesterday.

[Brainstormy]

4. Agree!

and if we can't breathe, drink water, go outdoors, etc., even the concept of a "market" is meaningless.

[workinclasszero]

8. No doubt

And we have about 12 year to do something serious about it or...

I somehow think "the market" could give a shit about that.

[riverine]

9. Cap and Trade is a market

Emissions trading, or cap and trade, is a market-based approach to controlling pollution by providing economic incentives for achieving reductions in the emissions of pollutants.

Wikipedia

I don't think Cap and Trade is enough by itself though.

[marylandblue]

2. Climate change is not amenable to a pure capitalist solution.

And when you are dealing with another party that denies the very existence of the problem, no compromise is possible.

I'm starting to have a problem with the terms, capitalist and socialist. Capitalist has come to mean libertarian and socialism now means everything else. Which I consider to be a trojan horse for eliminating entitlements until climate change destroys civilization.

[shanny]

11. +1

[Gothmog]

5. I like Beto and he is on my list of real Democrats who I can support

[dlk]

6. As Elizabeth Warren Has Said, Capitalism without Regulation is Theft

Capitalism, with sensible and appropriate regulation, will be the solution.

[dlk]

7. As Elizabeth Warren Has Said, Capitalism without Regulation is Theft

Capitalism, with sensible and appropriate regulation will be the solution.

[shanny]

10. That loses mine.

[riverine]

13. What is your candidate's solution to AGW then? I really want to know.

Keep in mind the Green New Deal proposes no solutions at all - just a goal to aspire to.

[shanny]

14. Does my (unknown candidate) have a detailed plan yet? No.

Do I? Also no. But I do know that government action will be the answer, not the market. That's the same blind alley we've been blundering along and look where it has gotten us. Profit-making endeavors are incapable of dealing with this crisis.