I’ve been hearing that “they” want us to eat insects and I’ve always wondered if it’s some dystopian capitalism type of thing where the rich will get to eat whatever they like, but the working class will have to eat insects.
I’ve been hearing that “they” want us to eat insects and I’ve always wondered if it’s some dystopian capitalism type of thing where the rich will get to eat whatever they like, but the working class will have to eat insects.
That sounds like a conspiracy theory. Insects are a more eco friendly source of protein than cattle, and cattle might become more expensive due to the effects global warming and the potential taxes that could be placed on emissions, but there are plenty of other protein sources and there isn’t some big plan.
Where would those taxes go to? I’ve noticed when I book a flight there’s now emissions taxes, and I’m curious who is getting rich from that.
The german government had an interesting idea for that. Collecting all the emission taxes into a common fund (like sales tax on each item) and then paying that back to the citizens, the same amount to everyone. If you get the emission pricing right, then rich people (who emit more through their life) will pay more tham they get, while poor people will profit from it.
Though the system is not yet active (because of shit financing tricks that got stopped by the courts and the current inability of the government to actually pay that money out to the citizens)
The government. That’s where taxes go. You can, in turn, look up your country’s budget breakdown to see where it goes from there.
I don’t know where you are from, but usually, taxes are a way to put money for the community and to redistribute it. In France, it happens with our social safety (health, unemployment, allocations) and to help companies (there is a lot to discuss about this specific point, but it is outside of scope).
Within a liberal economy, you don’t want to forbid abruptely, so you increase the price of something polluting to finance a greener economy.
Now, why this does not work is because capitalism is broken and sending us all to death in war and global warming and because we have corruption problems be it in France or the USA or wherever.
On a side not, eating bugs is not bad. I tasted some and it is okay tier. Not bad not good, just like bland chicken breast.
If a government raises taxes for something so that working class people cannot buy it, that government becomes richer by exploiting the working class. As for emissions, it’s important to note that correlation doesn’t equal causation. CO2 makes up a miniscule amount of our atmosphere. In the past there have been ice ages while the atmospheric CO2 level was 10 times higher than it is now.
Implying we want another ice age?
I agree
Governments don’t become “rich”, and if they do, that either signals unchecked corruption, or a government that is investing wisely in the nation’s present and future, depending on where the money is going. This may seem contradictory, but the reality is, you need a much deeper and broader understanding of your government’s finances and economic plan before the accusations you’re making will hold any weight. This is not something that can be reasoned about in the abstract and addressed with news-bite talking points. It a hugely complex situation and people spend lifetimes studying this.
A government that is genuinely exploiting the working class should be replaced by the working class with a government that supports and protects the working class. If you do not have the power to choose your government, then you need to figure that out how to organize the working class and acquire that power first, otherwise you’re wasting your time trying to change a government you have no control over, and that’s not going to work and it’s never going to support and protect you.
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