A Question of Credibility

I'm a Canadian, and yes, proud of my country - that is our people, our way of life, you know the whole democratic ideological socialistic approach thing. No, I don't include politicians in this list. As a mater-of-fact I find myself consistently at odds with what I consider poor decision-making in Ottawa.

Regardless, our levels of government recently thought it a fine idea to enforce a carbon tax upon the public. They don't call it a tax, but it is.
What I don't see is where these "additional funds" will be going, and I suspect, ultimately, that money will be diverted to somewhere I would not approve of, and most certainly it would not be assigned to anything even considered DIRECT ACTION on climate change. BTW there are many, many ideas out there from some relatively bright people on what to do about climate change, but of course, no one is actually doing anything. 

But let's break this down a bit, for the average Joe.  Climate Change or  Global Warming is being touted to be the most pressing issue in our times - and as some would put it - a possible root cause of our future extinction. The scientific community has done an incredibly poor job at convincing Joe there's an actual issue at hand. As a matter-of-fact, Joe has been counter-convinced it's all a farce by (some) other scientists. 

Joe's no fool though. Joe knows a few things. Politicians have lied to him. They've have been found to be corrupt, lacking in any ethical and moral leadership so many times he's lost count. And as for scientists, they are basically willing to state anything if you pay them enough. (Smoking doesn't cause cancer, does it?)

So Joe doesn't have a problem with his beliefs.

Assuming global warming is true, it's really the IPCC that has a problem. They and their scientific community representatives have lost an incredible amount of credibility in the public's eyes, and when you have no trust, you really have nothing.

As for the actual climate change/global warming issue, it's going to do what it's going to do regardless of what Joe believes. The Earth will do just fine - with or without us  (actually, sorry, a point of correction: the Earth and mother nature will do better without us).

So where are we are this carbon tax SCAM thing again?

Let's not lose perspective on this, after all, the medical community is doing such as fine job living up to expectation and providing public comfort.  Joe is jaded with the attempts to convince him that he should believe them, trust them, know they are working on his behalf. Joe would like to believe, but that credibility thing gets in the way again.

For example, medical health providers would love to convince Joe that vaccinations are needed, but they neglect to be clear on exactly what has been added into that vaccination shot (of which, I suppose, they have an obligation to be very, very clear). Did Joe want them to vaccinate for the dozens and dozens of viruses? I mean if was just mumps, rubella, polio, smallpox - sure he wouldn't have a problem, he had the shots himself when he was a kid, but then he looks deeper and to find out the truth.

Joe understands that the medical industry as a whole functions on profit - and no one makes money if everyone is cured.

So credibility is the problem. Politicians, Scientists, Doctors - you all get a big fat ZERO.  Don't coming whining to Joe when no one believes in you. It's your mess, you clean it up.


And if you are curious about MY opinion:

1. I believe that we have contributed pollution, including carbon monoxide and dioxide, into our atmosphere and we are reaching critical saturation levels. Basically, mother nature has decided it needs to find a new balance in its climate - and this new state of "normal" we probably won't like. I think we'll find out just how bad that can be in the next fifty years, and  no amount of taxing the income of the public will stop this. 

2. Vaccinations are good - as long as I know exactly what I am vaccinating my children or myself for.  So the medical industry should stick to the basics, and stop racking up a big bill for wonderful new concoctions. It's time to focus on real healthcare.

PS: A small proviso: And I reserve the right to change my opinions in the future, sometime, but most-likely not tomorrow... is