[geeks] Import Fees

[Phil Stracchino]

Jonathan C. Patschke wrote:
> However, the fact that we don't do that (along with all this talk of
> Kyoto carbon credits) underlines the whole silliness of the current
> situation: it's completely okay (and will Save the Earth!) to pay other
> people do to Bad Things on your behalf, so long as you don't actually do
> them yourself.

Faugh.  "Carbon credits" are the new snake oil.  It's a giant shell game 
of buying and selling licenses to pollute, while pretending with a 
straight face that it'll make things better.  Papal indulgences in shiny 
new Imperial clothes.


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