Greens for going green?

Yes, If they want to expand on this technology. As many people do want to see green tech reach the top of its performance than the best way to do this is to get the Private Industry involved in the R&D. Keep the Government out of it and magically we will see massive improvements in Green Tech. Also to help companies to have and incentive to go green for tax incentives companies are always willing to make a change to that. This is how Government should influence the market by pointing companies in a direction and giving them a cookie or a few cookies to head off that way. This is better than them forcing companies to do something and won't increase the operating cost of the business where they can't get a benefit from us the people. As the Government is us so as long as it is for things that the Public is in support of then I would say this is a good thing. It is the best way to move things forward as the Government is good at only two things collecting money and spending it like it will never end. Where the Private Industry will look for the most efficient and cheapest Green Tech the Government wouldn't care if a Solar Panel was a foot ball field and only generated 400 Volts/sec and cost 300,000,000 to make. Where a Private Industry would create something that was able to do twice as much in about the size of Mini Cooper.

Big companies already have tax cuts for so many things. They pay less for electricity, less city tax, less of just about everything. Who's going to pay for all of this at the end.......us the little citizens. Our taxes will go up to cover for the loss of money from big corporations. I dont believe in that green sh*t to begin with. Look at who's doing the most damage to begin with.........our governments!! Change the people running our countries and you get rid of the problem.

Business will go green when it make sense. Weyerhaeuser Timber Co was reforesting areas that they cut timber before there were tax incentives because it made good business sense. When gasoline hits $4.00 people buy more fuel efficient cars, when we get a big snow storm the sale of 4 wheel drive cars increases. why is this, because there is a need and it makes sense. People aren't rushing out to buy hybrid cars just because there is a tax incentive. Cash for Clunkers is a good example. Car sales increased and when the program went away the sale dropped off to almost nothing for the next few months. Business makes decisions based on what makes good business sense not if they get a tax break.

I'm for moving toward a flat tax, so another tax deduction for business would be going the wrong direction in my mind. (Can our tax code get any more confusing than it is?) I think I'm more in favor of setting reasonable goals, objectives, standards, etc. with reaonable timelines for businesses and individuals to move toward. And when a business or individual breaks the rules (law, regulations, etc.), you nail them. And I mean "nail", not these tiny taps on the hand like we see way too often. Businesses, governments or individuals caught dumping hazardous wastes, etc. in landfills or in the water or in our air, need to be "nailed". I guess I sound like I'm more in favor of the "stick" than the "carrot".

Hi laglen, Going green means giving up a lot of things we have been accustomed to do. For one, we have to revamp out industries to use alternative sources of energy other than fossil fuels. The economies of the world may suffer if we government should decide not to use gasoline or diesel anymore. For one, no other conventional substance can equal the power packed in a liter of gasoline except nuclear energy sources. Next in line, we have manufacturers of plastics that are used for several household and industrial purposes. Most end up in rivers and seas that chokes off marine life. Doing away with this kind of material would affect a lot of sectors as well. These are but few of the things we need to consider. Tax incentives is just one way of encouraging everyone to do away with conventional energy sources and materials. It may one step toward the realization of our goal to minimize global pollution and ecological degradation. The next step should be laws and effective enforcement addressing the use of these harmful materials. It is still a long way to this never-never land and by the state we are in, it takes a lot of sacrifices to reach there.

Tax breaks or incentives can and do work it's a proven fact. However that said I think the governments of the world have bigger fish to fry then green incentives, like putting the people of the world back to work and getting the budget rebalanced. That said what I really think needs to happen is setting some decent goals that everyone has to abide by and then working with the producers and developers of said technology to make it affordable for the average consumer. We then need to start holding everyone world wide accountable by forming a multinational conglomerate to oversee the worldwide development and implementation of these new green technologies because no matter how much any one nation does to improve the environment it won't matter if we don't all work together to improve our planet for future generations.

Might not be a bad idea. The fact is that money makes the world go around, and for some people, a tax cut, or incentive of some sort might be the only way to get some people to help the environment. I'm not saying that all people are like that, I would do it without the incentive, but there are those out there who would only respond if they were being "paid" to do so.

It depends. I mean, I'm all for saving the environment and all.. but my main focus at the moment is saving money.. and to me it seems the harder we try to do what's right by the environment, the more costly products become. I get that we need to make certain changes in order for the planet to survive.. but right now in this economy do those changes really have to affect our wallets? I know the environmentalists want us to do anything and everything for the good of the planet, regardless of the cost... but I'm sorry, right now I care more about feeding my children than saving a tree. Personally I'd prefer the government focus on how to put more money in my pocket right now.. then once the economy is a bit more balanced and people aren't suffering so much, then we can work harder towards making it a greener earth.. but in cost effective ways that will not make products more expensive for the consumers. Anything that raises our prices is not a good solution!