Demand drives supply - we must control demand

I was reading a book the other day with the television as background noise. The book wasn’t very good, so I was waiting for something other than a political ad when a statement caught my ear.

I can usually ignore statements I disagree with, but this one was a bit much. It told the listening audience that we need to get big oil to pay for the pollution they caused. I guess it caught my attention because it is illogical twice.

First, big oil won’t pay for anything. They are not the source of money. The customers who pay for their products are the source of money and will provide funds to the oil...