Green Government

There's no argument that mankind emits carbon dioxide and other gasses into the Earth's atmosphere, nor that these emissions have been increasing over time. The contentious debate has been about the cause of these increases, as well as the consequences if they are not controlled. It's also been assumed that the only way to control these emissions is through government intervention. To put it bluntly, government must identify the sources of these emissions, then force those responsible, through legislation and regulation, to monitor, report, and reduce their carbon output. Simply charging offsets to encourage carbon limits will not work. These offsets simply raise the cost of production, and those increases are eventually passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices for goods and services. The amount of carbon being emitted into the atmosphere, meanwhile, continues to increase.

Current theory suggests that increased industrialization correlates directly with the increase in carbon in the atmosphere, and therefore must be the direct cause. Opponents argue that changes in the atmosphere and global climate are cyclical and have been constantly changing over time. If there is indeed a cause and effect correlation, one could argue that there's another factor to consider: The expansion of government also directly correlates with these changes in the Earth's atmosphere.

As government has grown larger, the amount of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere has increased in direct proportion.

Nobody can argue that government hasn't been getting larger. Over just the past few years we've witnessed explosive growth in the Federal government in the United States. This expansion of central government may be responsible for the ultimate destruction of the planet!

Since we know a correlation exists, and we can't prove there's not a direct cause and effect linkage, we must act now to radically reduce the size of central government, not only in the United States, but all over the world. America should make the first move, setting an example for other nations to follow. If we cut the size of the Federal government in half, we may be able to turn things around before the Earth becomes an uninhabitable planet like our nearest planetary neighbor, Venus.

The reduction of government will not be easy. We've created many entitlement programs that lots of citizens have come to depend on over the years. Able-bodied people will have to return to work. We will, of course, take care of those who cannot work. But, instead of relying on a large central government to protect them, we will have to move this responsibility to our local communities. Neighbor helping neighbor, friends helping friends, and family helping family, will take the place of the dangerous central government and, ultimately, bring down the levels of greenhouse gasses that threaten us all.

One thing is certain, we have no time to lose. The time to act is now. Let's reduce the size of government immediately, before it's too late. Every creature on Earth depends on us.