Re: Seriously, though, how would a libertarian society address global warming?
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Do you still live under the delusion that what you pay and what cost the company have are somehow connected?
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Not in the electric power industry.
But you think that they do in other industries?Quote
The same is true in the power industry. Large consumers get better deals. You're not a large consumer, so they charge you whatever they can.
They charge me the price the State compels them to charge. They have no leeway.Quote
How do you know it's inefficient? The government has successfully managed to create a village that is self sufficient and given incentives to others to break free from the power companies. Yes, it's a shame that the money instead isn't in the pockets of the power companies, where it would do so much more good. 
I know it's inefficient because if it was efficient, it wouldn't have had to be compelled. If the prices they were getting for electricity were negotiated prices rather than compelled prices, they would be operating at a loss.Quote
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The right way to deal with global warming is to become so smart and rich that we forget it ever even was an issue. This is the same way the human race has solved every problem it's ever solved.
That brings us back to how we find the next Einstein/Beethoven then? How to provide education and a level playing field for all so that everybody can reach their maximum potential. Except we should only look after ourselves, unless we feel a little charitable around Christmas and donate a little to some poor fellow.