Global Warming: This is the basis for my position

This post puts the whole "argument" into a good, clear light. It's a problem in logic.

Whether you believe "global warming" exists, or not, the outcomes if we do nothing are arguably worse than if we begin a concerted effort to change the way we do things. Actually, if global warming exists and we do nothing, the outcome is very likely to be disastrous. If it does not exist and we implement "carbon reduction" actions, fuels replacement, etc., then we do get benefits but at the perceived loss of tax money. And this is the crux of the anti-global warming position.

They think we'll waste our precious tax dollars if we fight a problem they are sure does not exist. And not to resort to a logical fallacy myself, of course we've never done this kind of thing before, have we? (Here is where I would improperly argue that wasting tax dollars on an unnecessary war is somewhat like wasting tax dollars to "fight" a non-existent warming trend.) But in fighting global warming there would be benefits from better energy independence, though perhaps not completely offsetting the cost.

I want to propose that a fight against global warming is like buying insurance. Insurance covers you (at a fraction of the total potential cost) against losses that you simply could not afford to pay on your own. Chances are you won't ever have a catastrophe (hurricane, etc.), but if you ever do ... you'll be glad you made the investment.

And that's my point. Insurance is not a bad bet, all things considered. Think of efforts to combat global warming as insurance. Even if we're not on the brink of catastrophic climate change, if we buy our insurance, then we're covered. Oh, and don't forget that alternate energy sources might turn out to be really good things for the long run, as well, so our "insurance" pays us a dividend.

Like the space program. There's no way to say exactly how the things we do will pay off down the line. Except that in all cases, if we do nothing then there's no chance for a long-term payoff.

Let's treat global warming as if it's real (and I do believe it's very real), and let's start doing something positive