Gary Johnson says that climate change is nothing to worry about because the sun will eventually expand and swallow the earth.
Gary Johnson Wants to Ignore Climate Change Because the Sun Will Destroy the Earth One Day – Mother Jones
In billions of years the sun is going to actually grow and encompass the Earth, right? So global warming is in our future.
This was a statement he made back in 2011, but it's been resurrected and he has decided to stand by his statement.
[T]he critical question is whether the politicians' efforts to regulate, tax and manipulate the private sector are cost-effectiveor effective at all. The debate should be about how we can protect our resources and environment for future generations. Governors Johnson and [Libertarian vice presidential nominee William] Weld strongly believe that the federal government should prevent future harm by focusing on regulations that protect us from real harm, rather than needlessly costing American jobs and freedom in order to pursue a political agenda.
He was on
Real Time with Bill Maher in July and when asked if he had a plan to combat climate change, he said no, but he then later said in August that he would be in favor of a carbon tax...and then later denounced it:
I have determined that, you know what, it's a great theory, but I don't think it can work, and I've worked my way through that.
But then again, the sun is going to swallow the earth, so why bother?
Johnson is pulling a significant portion of his voters from younger voters, who are also more likely to be concerned about climate change.
Why is he a significant candidate again?
Edited by Adminnemooseus, : Add "(re: Gary Johnson)" to topic title.
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