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Alan Liefting <aliefting@ihug.co.nz> wrote in
message news:3CC678C6.39F52555@ihug.co.nz...

> > >I have been proposing for years an equipment disposal tax, which
> > >should be applied to EVERY manufactured item. It works like this:  The
> > >tax is paid by the manufacturer when the item is produced, the longer
> > >the life of the item the greater is the proportion of the tax refunded
> > >when the item has to be disposed of. Thus a quality product which
> > >lasts say 40 years might get a refund of 90% whereas a product which
> > >lasted 5 years would only get a refund of 5%.  After all why should
> > >the taxpayer have to shoulder the cost of disposal of manufactured
> > >items?
> > >
> >
> > Technology is moving too fast for this kind of scheme. If you were to
> > drive around in a car from 1960 you would likley be causing more
> > damage to the environment, Likewise with electrical gear, most stuff
> > is a lot more efficient. The focus should be on recycling, not
> > disposal.

> It should be a "polluter pays" system.

No thanks, I'll have the cheap goods instead.

> If you produce some high tech piece of gear you
> should be able to recycle it at the end of its lifetime.

No thanks, I'll have the cheap goods instead.

> The scheme presented above does focus on recycling.

Like hell it does with high tech stuff.

> It will force the manufacturer to recycle
> since there will a finacial incentive to do so.

Crap, they'll just pass the costs onto the consumer.

> Cannot carry on producing some of the crap procts that turn
> up at the retail shops.  It is a waste of resources.  When it is
> out of warranty and it breaks down it tends to be thrown out.

You're always welcome to escew all high tech
stuff and stick to using recycled paper and pencils.

> Good point about efficencies.  You are right.  Modern
> equip tends to have lower power consumption.

So your hare brained scheme has holes
in it you can drive an aircraft carrier thru.

As always with you stupid greeny wankers.

> Our insatiable demand for energy is causing climate change.

By nothing like the amount it changes
regardless of anything we do.

> A high portion of our energy comes from FOSSIL FUELS.

Yep, nukes are the way to go.