It's the logical next step after passing laws to give everyone an income above the bottom 20%. Why don't we just pass laws to make everyone's income above average? why not make everyone into the top 1%?! Guess we have to destroy math and physics first.
As for the validity of long term predictions made by government funded "scientific panels," I will wait for the 1970's "scientific prediction" about global ice age coming first . . . either that or after they work out how many angels dance on the tip of the pin, a centuries-old topic worked on by their bought-and-paid-for religio-coercive forebearers.
There is actually a very simple solution on how to prepare for the sea level rising 3ft (1meter): levy a withholding on the salary and funding the government pays to those making such predictions, put the money towards properties that are inland now but will be right on the shore line if the sea rises that much . If the prediction turns out to be correct, the properties will have risen enormously as they become the new beach, and the makers of the prediction will be paid handsomely when cashed out by then. The level of withholding should be about double the top tax bracket; i.e. if the top income tax bracket is 35%, those making the prediction should have 70% of their government funding withheld towards investment in the REIT. If they don't even have faith in their own prediction, why should we? Why should they get to loot the taxpayers for them to read tea leaves?
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