Participants were asked if they would contribute 1% of their income to tackle climate change. The share that answered "yes" is shown on the horizontal axis. The share of the population in their country that people think would be willing is shown on the vertical axis.
Or, you know, we could force the gold-hoarding-dragon class, and the governments, to devote significant funding and policy to addressing this catastrophic problem. And those of us who have no money because the dragons keep price gouging us, can hold on to what little currency we have left.
That would only work if the governments are independent of the capitalists, but that isn’t the case, which is why waiting for either of those groups to act in favour of any interests that aren’t their own and in favour of their bottom line, is an exercise in futility.
Or, you know, we could force the gold-hoarding-dragon class, and the governments, to devote significant funding and policy to addressing this catastrophic problem. And those of us who have no money because the dragons keep price gouging us, can hold on to what little currency we have left.
That would only work if the governments are independent of the capitalists, but that isn’t the case, which is why waiting for either of those groups to act in favour of any interests that aren’t their own and in favour of their bottom line, is an exercise in futility.
You’ll notice I said “force” not “wait.”