Let The Kids Pay?


I had to laugh at this cartoon over at Mike's blog Marketing Japan. He has a lot to say about bailouts and government spending. The image is from the U.S. but applies to Japan too, in one way or the other.

For example, when we hear that the Fukushima disaster will take 40 years to clear up, it seems to me that we are asking future generations to fix the fine mess we have created, because the current generation does not know how to deal with it. That is an expensive and irresponsible legacy.

Comments

KB, said…
With a 30 year half life of cesium 132 it will take a lot longer than 40 years..Indeed we have left a terrible nuclear waste legacy for future generations.
Pandabonium said…
I for one do not like being referred to as either a "consumer" or a "tax payer". Almost needless to say, the world has been depleted of resources to the point that there will be no future repayment by either group. There will be no economy to provide the "consumers" and "tax payers" necessary.

This is why I advocate decommissioning all nuclear reactors as soon as possible. If we wait, there will not be the resources and perhaps not even the social cohesion left to accomplish it at a later date.

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