Comments on: Feuer’s Sales Tax and Climate Change Bills Pass Committee http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/04/14/feuer%e2%80%99s-global-warming-and-sales-tax-bills-pass-committee/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kiran http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/04/14/feuer%e2%80%99s-global-warming-and-sales-tax-bills-pass-committee/comment-page-1/#comment-680 Kiran Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:20:51 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/04/14/feuer%e2%80%99s-global-warming-and-sales-tax-bills-pass-committee/#comment-680 According to a research the poorest people in the world’s poorest countries will suffer the earliest and the most from climate change, according to this year’s edition of the Environmental Review. The report says that, due to their geographical location, low incomes, and low institutional capacity, as well as their greater reliance on climate-sensitive sectors like agriculture, the poorest countries and people are suffering earliest and are poised to suffer most. According to a research the poorest people in the world’s poorest countries will suffer the earliest and the most from climate change, according to this year’s edition of the Environmental Review. The report says that, due to their geographical location, low incomes, and low institutional capacity, as well as their greater reliance on climate-sensitive sectors like agriculture, the poorest countries and people are suffering earliest and are poised to suffer most.

]]> By: Simon http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/04/14/feuer%e2%80%99s-global-warming-and-sales-tax-bills-pass-committee/comment-page-1/#comment-678 Simon Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:46:11 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/04/14/feuer%e2%80%99s-global-warming-and-sales-tax-bills-pass-committee/#comment-678 Thanks for the excellent report. It's so strange that people find the concept of the sales tax loosely acceptable yet the extra fee for registering a hummer or a truck is somehow labeled a wacky global warming scheme. Unfortunately I'm doubtful that any of this can pass on a ballot. 66% is a huge mountain to move, and I suspect the only path is going to be promising lots of highway improvements. Thanks for the excellent report.

It’s so strange that people find the concept of the sales tax loosely acceptable yet the extra fee for registering a hummer or a truck is somehow labeled a wacky global warming scheme.

Unfortunately I’m doubtful that any of this can pass on a ballot. 66% is a huge mountain to move, and I suspect the only path is going to be promising lots of highway improvements.

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