and the full methodology.

I really think this was a "push" poll.

The question in general doesn't suggest that the real issue is that the survival of the species is in jeopardy. Were that embedded in the polling question, a different result would likely bear out.

Question: Suppose a proposal was on the ballot next year to add a monthly fee to consumers’ monthly electricity bill to combat climate change. If this proposal passes, it would cost your household ($1, $10, $20, $40, $75, $100) every month. Would you vote in favor of this monthly fee to combat climate change, or would you vote against this monthly fee?

I'd be willing to contribute much more if it actually made a big difference, even more if it completely solved the problem. Versus just throwing some money at the problem.

It wasn't a question of $10 but some amount up to $100. $100 is more than I pay about 3 or 4 months of the year.

A better question would have the amount based on percentage of your monthly bill. Break it down into amounts as separate questions.

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would be willing for multimillionaires and billionaires to be taxed the equivalent of an extra 10 buck for every person in the US per month? I bet those numbers would add some much needed context to this poll.

I never, ever see any polls.

I would think most people would pay.

Please post one!

Go for it, girl!

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People have to be spoon-fed info because they will not research these subjects for themselves.

And because bad news which threatens everyone is not a happy subject and the press lives for viewership, it's not covered.

People simply do not want to hear it, do not want to think about it. They have been lulled into a complacency or believe gawd won't let it happen.

As one of my neighbors recently told me when I brought up global warming, "Well, there are things that we can control and things we can't."
Translating: "It's in God's hands."


As an example, if you cross-posted this in GD, how many would read it?

Reminds me of this article from years ago:

The movie about the accident on Mount Everest and the loss of 16 Sherpas. They say that global warming is the cause of these huge accidents and it will only get worse.

To an invisible sky god that will save them from climate change

One person I'm thinking of in particular, a 40-something who is not at all stupid or uninformed, is constantly going on about how climate change and its attendant catastrophes "aren't my generation's problem." They feel they shouldn't have to share in mitigation costs and "it's up to the younger generations because it's their problem."

The only way I can respond to this breathtaking selfishness is to call it exactly that, which has not helped our (fading) friendship. I mean, really... WTF? If a well-educated, well-informed person feels this way, how many others share the same attitude?

as you think. My guess is that your friend is just plain stupid when it comes to global warming and climate change.

Before the Green New Deal came up, we had a number of discussions about climate change, conservation, pollution, etc, and we always seemed to be on the same wavelength. Now that the discussion is about how much it will cost to mitigate climate change and deal with its effects, their tone has changed dramatically. I've offered analyses that show how the cost will only increase the longer we wait, but it's done no good. The response now is, "Not my problem, not coming out of my pocket."

You are correct on the longer we wait. It actually may already be too late to reverse or stop the destruction of our planet.

Is not that informed if he/she doesn't think g.w. will be a problem for them.

Arctic tundra is already affected by warming. It's thawing and releasing methane gas, the most dangerous of all carbon gases contributing to g.w., a phenomena which is increasing exponentially.

Unless this person expects to die in their early 60s, they will see their life greatly affected.
Isn't their "generation's problem"? Ha!
Your description nails this person:
"breathtaking selfish."

And it's not just the warming, there's this imminent problem ...

And the "not my generation's problem" is so completely out of touch that it's shameful.

One time I asked, "What about fossil fuels, plastics, toxic chemicals, and all the other pollutants that our generations put into the environment? That makes us part of the problem. You don't think we have some responsibility to help fix that?" The answer was "Well, we didn't know it would be bad, so no, it's not up to us and we shouldn't have to pay for it."

It's significant, I think, that this individual has no children, which probably would have made a difference in their perspective. In any case, I can't fathom the selfish attitude and they don't want to face facts, so we don't talk about this anymore - and our conversations have become fewer and fewer because it hangs over everything else.

Probably a lot more than $10/month, but so it goes . . . .