So I am amazed to see people going along with the currently fashionable political argument that policies like cap-and-trade, government mandates, and subsidies for renewable energy can actually benefit an economy. It is claimed that government, working together with business, will create “a new energy economy,” that the businesses involved will profit, and that everyone will be better off.
因此每当看到有人赞同目前流行一时的政治口号，鼓吹像配额贸易、政府授权和可再生能源补贴这样的政策能够真正让经济受益时，我都会感觉惊讶不已。有人声称政府将与企业界合作打造“新能源经济”，而参与其中的企业将会从中获利，每个人都会更加富裕。