posted on Aug, 28 2016 @ 02:23 PM
Gary Johnson: No To Carbon Taxes and Mandatory Vaccines, Yes To Black Lives Matter and Transformative Politics
NICK GILLESPIE: Earlier this week, you suggested you were in favor of a carbon tax or fee. Yesterday, at a rally in New Hampshire (video here), you
said you were against it. What is your position on carbon taxes?
GARY JOHNSON: [A carbon tax] sounds good in theory, but it wouldn't work in practice. I never called it a tax. I called it a fee. As it was presented
to me, this was the way to reduce carbon and actually reduce costs to reduce carbon. Under that premise—lower costs, better outcomes—you can
always count on me to support that [sort of] notion. In theory it sounds good, but the reality is that it's really complex and it won't really
accomplish that.
So, no support for a carbon fee. I never raised one penny of tax as governor of New Mexico, not one cent in any area. Taxes to me
are like a death plague.
GILLESPIE: Let's talk about vaccines. There are no federal laws mandating vaccines, and that's how it should be, as far as you're concerned.
JOHNSON: Yes.
GILLESPIE: There are people who say vaccines cause autism [and other problems] or that vaccines don't work. Are you in that camp?
JOHNSON: No, I chose to have my children vaccinated. I understand all the concerns that some people have, but for me personally, I made a decision to
have my children vaccinated. I want people to make decisions and I believe in [opt-outs]. With the exception of a few states, everyone has an opt-out.
But I also want to say that,
as president of the United States, if I am confronted with a zombie apocalypse that will happen unless the total herd
is totally immunized, I will support [mandatory vaccinations].
reason.com...
So unless there is a catastrophic outbreak then no mandatory vaccines.
edit on 28-8-2016 by John_Rodger_Cornman because: added text