DrCrowTStarwars said:
Another idea is to tax people for how much television they watch and how many hours they spend on a computer each day. This would have a two fold effect. First people would use less electricity and thus reduce our carbon footprint and second people would spend more time outside and they would be healthier. if we added a requirement that every citizen grow some of their own vegetables in garden so they are feeding themselves to some extent this would further reduce carbon and make people healthier.
Also i think the government should place a limit on how many video games and movies can be released each year,that way again we would reduce carbon since we would be using less to make games and movies and people would spend more time outside.
These are both common sense solutions to the biggest problems facing this country at this point and I have no idea why we are not doing any of these things.
Who decides how much is too much? How would you implement such a thing without more privacy going up in smoke? If someone can roll back the odometer on a car, they can get around this. I presume those of us who use a PC for work get a waiver, so long as nobody plays freecell between 9-5? Under that scenario, sites like this would wither and die. ;)
Modern tv's and PC's are pretty energy efficient. My electric bill has been pretty modest since upgrading both in my household.
Growing your own food was a great idea during WWII, but more people live in cities than ever, and a lot of those are lucky if they even have a patio big enough to put a couple lawn chairs on.
Again, who decides how many movies and games are too much? Both industries are dependent on putting new product out there. Squelch that, and people are going to lose jobs, and some studios may close.
