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Re: California Pollution: Made in China?

#11

Post by dantheman »

omegaworks wrote: post #10
goggles99 wrote: post #8

How ironic that CA made such swift and strangling economic regulations that all the factories moved to china or shut down. Now we have no control of the egregious pollution that China produces and the world (including CA) is far worse off because of it. Why can't politicians and activists just have a little foresight for a change? This kind of thing always seems to happen. Unintended consequences will always happen,…

I'm not sure how the situation you describe isn't a catch-22. You state that if CA regulates their factories, for example: requiring that they meet strict pollution standards, they will move. When they move, CA no longer has jurisdiction over the excrement they shoot into the air. So you state that CA should just not regulate their factories. This doesn't sound like a solution at all.

I believe the argument the parent was making has to do with too strict controls. For instance, regulation of release of particle X can be 0%, limited to 25%, or 50%. CA regulates it at 50% so everyone moves to a 0% region. CA would have been better off if they regulated at the 25% and had them stay in CA.

Re: California Pollution: Made in China?

#12

Post by thrownaway2424 »

omegaworks wrote: post #10
goggles99 wrote: post #8

How ironic that CA made such swift and strangling economic regulations that all the factories moved to china or shut down. Now we have no control of the egregious pollution that China produces and the world (including CA) is far worse off because of it. Why can't politicians and activists just have a little foresight for a change? This kind of thing always seems to happen. Unintended consequences will always happen,…

I'm not sure how the situation you describe isn't a catch-22. You state that if CA regulates their factories, for example: requiring that they meet strict pollution standards, they will move. When they move, CA no longer has jurisdiction over the excrement they shoot into the air. So you state that CA should just not regulate their factories. This doesn't sound like a solution at all.

The solution is to tax goods originating in places with inferior environmental (or labor, or human rights, or whatever you care about) standards to the degree that the difference in regulatory costs is moot.

Re: California Pollution: Made in China?

#13

Post by seanmcdirmid »

goggles99 wrote: post #8

How ironic that CA made such swift and strangling economic regulations that all the factories moved to china or shut down. Now we have no control of the egregious pollution that China produces and the world (including CA) is far worse off because of it. Why can't politicians and activists just have a little foresight for a change? This kind of thing always seems to happen. Unintended consequences will always happen,…

How ironic CA actually gives a crap about the air their citizens breathe, wait, no, that's not ironic at all. Believe me china is beginning to give a crap also, in a major way. No one can live with sucky air, even the Chinese (and us expats who have to deal with crazy bad air quality...).

Re: California Pollution: Made in China?

#14

Post by seanmcdirmid »

thrownaway2424 wrote: post #12
omegaworks wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not sure how the situation you describe isn't a catch-22. You state that if CA regulates their factories, for example: requiring that they meet strict pollution standards, they will move. When they move, CA no longer has jurisdiction over the excrement they shoot into the air. So you state that CA should just not regulate their factories. This doesn't sound like a solution at all.

The solution is to tax goods originating in places with inferior environmental (or labor, or human rights, or whatever you care about) standards to the degree that the difference in regulatory costs is moot.

The solution is for the Chinese to get serious about the environment, or just die off (or, if lucky, emigrate to Cali) as they've rendered their own country unlivable.

Re: California Pollution: Made in China?

#15

Post by goggles99 »

seanmcdirmid wrote: post #13
goggles99 wrote: post #8

How ironic that CA made such swift and strangling economic regulations that all the factories moved to china or shut down. Now we have no control of the egregious pollution that China produces and the world (including CA) is far worse off because of it. Why can't politicians and activists just have a little foresight for a change? This kind of thing always seems to happen. Unintended consequences will always happen,…

How ironic CA actually gives a crap about the air their citizens breathe, wait, no, that's not ironic at all. Believe me china is beginning to give a crap also, in a major way. No one can live with sucky air, even the Chinese (and us expats who have to deal with crazy bad air quality...).

>How ironic CA actually gives a crap about the air their citizens breathe, wait, no, that's not ironic at all. Believe me china is beginning to give a crap also, in a major way. No one can live with sucky air, even the Chinese (and us expats who have to deal with crazy bad air quality...).

Even if they do eventually start cleaning up their act (which I doubt) the price has already been paid. The world now has to bear far greater amounts of global pollution (not just in the air either) than it would have if politicians and activists in the US had just taken a more incremental (and less stifling) approach.

Their blind and foolish over aggression in environmental policies resulted in worse consequences for the planet. That is plain to see now. Of course hind sight is 20/20, but there were plenty of people warning that this would happen so full blame is on the table IMO.

Did you know that 16 ships create as much pollution as all the cars in the world. These are the ships that transport these goods and raw materials to and from China http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1229857/How-1...

Re: California Pollution: Made in China?

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Post by goggles99 »

omegaworks wrote: post #10
goggles99 wrote: post #8

How ironic that CA made such swift and strangling economic regulations that all the factories moved to china or shut down. Now we have no control of the egregious pollution that China produces and the world (including CA) is far worse off because of it. Why can't politicians and activists just have a little foresight for a change? This kind of thing always seems to happen. Unintended consequences will always happen,…

I'm not sure how the situation you describe isn't a catch-22. You state that if CA regulates their factories, for example: requiring that they meet strict pollution standards, they will move. When they move, CA no longer has jurisdiction over the excrement they shoot into the air. So you state that CA should just not regulate their factories. This doesn't sound like a solution at all.

That is why I used the term "swift and strangling". They were too aggressive and now the planet has to pay. This is akin to vigilantes who end up killing innocents because they are overzealous. Unfortunately, these politicians don't have to answer to anyone. Imagine that, a group of "environmentalists" pushing stiff regulations actually caused more damage then they thought they would prevent. Idiots.

They could have done far more incremental regulating over a longer period of time and the world would have been a much better place because of it. How do these environmentalist planet wreckers sleep at night?

Re: California Pollution: Made in China?

#17

Post by goggles99 »

thrownaway2424 wrote: post #12
omegaworks wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not sure how the situation you describe isn't a catch-22. You state that if CA regulates their factories, for example: requiring that they meet strict pollution standards, they will move. When they move, CA no longer has jurisdiction over the excrement they shoot into the air. So you state that CA should just not regulate their factories. This doesn't sound like a solution at all.

The solution is to tax goods originating in places with inferior environmental (or labor, or human rights, or whatever you care about) standards to the degree that the difference in regulatory costs is moot.

Good luck telling voters that everything at Walmart now costs twice as much. Our economy and infrastructure is now dependent on cheap goods from China. Peoples perceived standards of living have gone up because we buy all this cheap garbage.

What career politician is going to do this?

Re: California Pollution: Made in China?

#18

Post by seanmcdirmid »

goggles99 wrote: post #15
seanmcdirmid wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How ironic CA actually gives a crap about the air their citizens breathe, wait, no, that's not ironic at all. Believe me china is beginning to give a crap also, in a major way. No one can live with sucky air, even the Chinese (and us expats who have to deal with crazy bad air quality...).

> How ironic CA actually gives a crap about the air their citizens breathe, wait, no, that's not ironic at all. Believe me china is beginning to give a crap also, in a major way. No one can live with sucky air, even the Chinese (and us expats who have to deal with crazy bad air quality...). Even if they do eventually start cleaning up their act (which I doubt) the price has already been paid. The world now has to bea…

Are you too young to know all the asthma kids that grew up in no and so cal in the 70s/80s? Pollution in California used to be bad, then the people got serious about it, and now California has clean air. Incremental my ass. I guess you would have settled for incrementally decreasing numbers of asthma kids?

Pollution has gotten so bad in china that it is seriously threatening the CCP's continued existence. They will eventually get their balls just like California did, because it's a life and death kind of situation. After living with shit air for the last two+ years! I'm convinced pansy solutions won't work.

Re: California Pollution: Made in China?

#19

Post by judk »

goggles99 wrote: post #17
thrownaway2424 wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The solution is to tax goods originating in places with inferior environmental (or labor, or human rights, or whatever you care about) standards to the degree that the difference in regulatory costs is moot.

Good luck telling voters that everything at Walmart now costs twice as much. Our economy and infrastructure is now dependent on cheap goods from China. Peoples perceived standards of living have gone up because we buy all this cheap garbage. What career politician is going to do this?

If you think voters would comprehend a debate about tariffs, on its own merits, you are vastly mistaken.

Re: California Pollution: Made in China?

#20

Post by judk »

goggles99 wrote: post #16
omegaworks wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not sure how the situation you describe isn't a catch-22. You state that if CA regulates their factories, for example: requiring that they meet strict pollution standards, they will move. When they move, CA no longer has jurisdiction over the excrement they shoot into the air. So you state that CA should just not regulate their factories. This doesn't sound like a solution at all.

That is why I used the term "swift and strangling". They were too aggressive and now the planet has to pay. This is akin to vigilantes who end up killing innocents because they are overzealous. Unfortunately, these politicians don't have to answer to anyone. Imagine that, a group of "environmentalists" pushing stiff regulations actually caused more damage then they thought they would prevent. Idiots. They could have…

Please explain how CA regulations forced manufacturers to China, and not merely to Arizona.
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