Climate Change Debate

You might wonder what the government's track record is like on science before you so quickly accept government advertising campaigns. The following news report by Sixty Minutes documents the impact of US government propaganda in 1976 in relation to the Swine Flu. Yes indeed, the Swine Flu is not a new phenomena. The government engaged in an advertising blitz, giving the US people the false impression that there were no serious side effects, ignoring a government report which stated otherwise. The untested flu vacine resulted in 300 deaths, as well as neurological disorders and disability, and a class action law suit for $3 billion. The Justice Dept has accepted responsibility, drafted an agreement with the Attorney General, but never settled, fearing that admission could have some negative consequences.
This is precisely why governments cannot be trusted to run such programs. LIsten to the news cast by Sixty Minutes. Government should not be both an executive and regulating agency. It has a huge conflict of interest. It also does not help matters that the bureaucracy is structured with utterly no accountability.
Would such news impact on your views about the veracity of the government's assertions with respect to climate change? Are tax payers around the world being encouraged to support a policy for which they have utterly no understanding of? Are you confident that the government knows any better?
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Andrew Sheldon www.sheldonthinks.com