Climate change and people moving to Florida

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everything about whether or not Americans take climate change seriously can be told in the migration southward to Texas and Florida. I get that it’s probably mostly Republicans, covid deniers, and people who only care about low taxes, but it really goes to show how so many people do not think that climate change is a threat. Hope they enjoy the hurricanes and realize that it’s taxpayers that will pay their rescue bills.

Meanwhile, I plan on retiring in northern Maine.

People who care enough about climate change to fly private jets to global warming conferences still buy beach houses, which shows you how seriously the movers-and-shakers treat it.

People who fly on private jets are doing other things to offset their impact and giving money to fight the climate.

So on the balance sheet, they pollute far less than your stupid SUV you don’t need.

One rule for them and one rule for the rest of us, eh?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everything about whether or not Americans take climate change seriously can be told in the migration southward to Texas and Florida. I get that it’s probably mostly Republicans, covid deniers, and people who only care about low taxes, but it really goes to show how so many people do not think that climate change is a threat. Hope they enjoy the hurricanes and realize that it’s taxpayers that will pay their rescue bills.

Meanwhile, I plan on retiring in northern Maine.

People who care enough about climate change to fly private jets to global warming conferences still buy beach houses, which shows you how seriously the movers-and-shakers treat it.

People who fly on private jets are doing other things to offset their impact and giving money to fight the climate.

So on the balance sheet, they pollute far less than your stupid SUV you don’t need.

One rule for them and one rule for the rest of us, eh?

For sure. Rich people do not pollute far less. They do it far more. And of course they do not worry too much about climate change. In a battle for resources, they will always be able to win. If I had $1B, I, too, wouldn’t think twice about building a $30m house on the beach in Florida.