It worked during the war, so why shouldn’t the ‘all in it together’ approach work to combat the climate crisis? However, Sodha suggests that we modernise rationing, introducing a market and allocating “polluting credits” allowing people to buy and sell rations. Arguably, the rejection of markets, and a commitment to fair shares, is precisely what made rationing attractive to the general public in the 1940s. The vast majority of the white population in South Africa have medical insurance and are treated in state-of-the-art hospitals. Oh, I see, you’ve omitted the cost of the vehicle and its likely depreciation from your calculations.

Source: The Guardian June 09, 2019 04:52 UTC