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Further incentives besides the tax should be considered to help combat the environmental cost of driving and encourage the adoption of lower-emission vehicles. For instance, subsidies for cleaner energy production should continue to be explored...
...President, Roosevelt ushered in the New Deal Era, when social welfare programs were instituted to combat the worst economic crisis in American history—the Great Depression...
...right, Sancha, these enchanters are indeed tricky devils. But we must not give up hope, for there are other means to combat them...
...governments around the world roll out trillions of dollars in stimulus spending to combat the global recession, debate is raging over whether the flood of money will provide much more than a short-term economic boost and whether much of the cash will ultimately be wasted. Vietnam, which like most Asian countries is being hammered by the downturn, is discovering that even the most direct form of stimulus spending - cash giveaways to citizens - can wind up in the wrong hands...
...This may seem pessimistic, but unfounded optimism is a privilege humanity cannot afford with only one planet to protect. Scientists have informed us of the imminent dangers of global warming, and we have the tools at hand to combat it. All that is needed now is a concerted, united effort to effect change. Those who deny the geological deterioration that is likely already underway are both foolish and disrespectful to future generations of our species and others. If preserving life on Earth as we know it is not reason enough to pay higher taxes, take public transportation...