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By Nicholas Gruen, published 28/12/2007The only way to allocate the right to emit carbon is where each person, whether from China or Australia, has equal value.
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My reality is to work from “what is” to “what should be”
The likes of wizofaus invariably work from the premise of “what should be”, ignoring “what is”.
So whilst I acknowledge my style of minimalist government, small government as Ronald Reagan called it and as was practiced by him and Margaret Thatcher alike, has suffered the fall back into socialist mantras and illusions (that progress is ever made by society as a whole (The only momentum socialism ever produced is when it has dragged society into a hole).
So I prefer small government, rather than some nonsensical and unaccountable all-embracing and controlling politbureau.
As dearest Margaret said “We want a society where people are free to make choices, to make mistakes, to be generous and compassionate. This is what we mean by a moral society; not a society where the state is responsible for everything, and no one is responsible for the state.”
Grim (by name and nature I guess)” outdated- technologies are resistant to change.
In a democracy, if the people don't like something, they should not have to put up with it.”
Yes it is called the “consumers prerogative”. The companies with huge investment in outdated technologies are, invariably, monopolies, since where free market competition exists, the competitive edge forces change into the otherwise moribund.
The biggest monopolies are the ones created by government.
As for “vive-la-revolution”,
The business processes I design and install into companies have revolutionised their trading, illuminated opportunities which would otherwise be missed and ensured improved business development. Simply because I do not wear a moustache and sombrero does not mean ones actions are not “revolutionary”, indeed the past 20 years of my business life have been dealing and pursuing constant change of a productive outcome, not the radical / emotional and controlling twaddle of the leftie Che’s and Fidel’s of the world.