• nosuchanon@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    This. Use the collected taxes to actually improve infrastructure and create a CA universal healthcare system. Pour that money into education instead.

    And stop infringing on people’s freedoms with stupid environmental bullshit.

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        3 days ago

        If you’re gonna compare modern cars and emission systems to cars from 50 years ago that were straight piped and barely had catalytic converter then sure go ahead.

        I just don’t happen to agree with police officers harassment of car enthusiasts. But I mean enforcing emission laws that are disproportionally enforced is clearly more important than peoples rights getting abused for bullshit reasons by the government.

        How’s that boot fucking taste?

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          Burning fossil fuels kills more than 250,000 people a year in the US, the majority source being automobiles. Savings lives is a bullshit reason in your world I guess.

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            While I agree that a significant portion of emissions comes from individual car use, The greater majority of air pollution comes from industrial and business uses.

            I think the implementation that California has towards oppressive air pollution and vehicle emission laws for citizens while letting corporations pollute as much as they want is the real problem.

            I’m not saying that there should be no emission laws, I’m simply pointing out the California police officers have a reputation for targeting citizens as opposed to corporations.

            If we’re going to look at total global emissions then something like 40% of carbon emissions come from the shipping industry. So the focus should be on Changing over shipping containers to electric as opposed to fuel oil. Tell me what are the admission standards for international shipping?

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          If you’re gonna compare modern cars and emission systems to cars from 50 years ago that were straight piped and barely had catalytic converter then sure go ahead.

          because of bullshit emissions laws. you think all that was voluntary?