http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/30/opinion/a-plan-to-auction-pollution-permits.html?ref=opinion&_r=1"Representative Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland, plans to introduce legislation today that would require coal, oil and natural gas companies to buy a permit for each ton of carbon in the fuels they sell. Permits would be auctioned, and 100 percent (because force is free?-derp) of the proceeds would be returned straight to the American people as equal dividends for every woman, man and child... Prices of fossil fuels would rise as the cap tightened, spurring private investment (spurring! aka, fixing the game) in energy efficiency and clean energy. Energy companies would pass the cost of permits to consumers in the form of higher fuel prices. But (if you call within the next 30 minutes you get an extra wapper dapper for free, that's 2 wapper dappers for the price of 1!) for most families, the gain in carbon dividends would be greater than the pain (He knows how to quantify your pain, he knows your feelings). In fact, my calculations show that more than 80 percent of American households would come out ahead financially — and that doesn’t even count the benefits of cleaner air and a cooler planet... (ok, I'm being trolled by the NYT)The outsize consumption — and outsize carbon footprints — of the richest 10 percent of Americans means that they’ll furnish a similarly high fraction of the carbon dollars generated by household spending on gasoline, electricity, airplane trips and so on. For these households, the dividends won’t outweigh the costs. But the affluent can afford to pay for their emissions." You want to win the global warming debate? Stop people from even saying shit like this. You can't let snake oil salesman front your movement. this is ridiculous. "every man woman and child"? "airplane trips" "100%"? is this meant for adults? Quit the leftist bullshit so you can earn credibility. Class warfare, false statistics, false claims, emotional arguments, force, more laws. Yea, lefties are not the only ones who do this, billy did it too isn't justification. just adding another coconut.