Nick Gillespie

It's like, are we heading in the direction of more individual freedom where people can live how they want to, where business owners can do what they want to, where people you know, where things are looser and people are able to make more choices that matter in their lives.

It's like, are we heading in the direction of more individual freedom where people can live how they want to, where business owners can do what they want to, where people you know, where things are looser and people are able to make more choices that matter in their lives.

For me, the question isn't, you know, whether or not the government is funding something, it's are we going in the right direction or not?

For me, the question isn't, you know, whether or not the government is funding something, it's are we going in the right direction or not?

And so to bring that back to this question of regulation of things like lead, you know, the single biggest thing to help air quality in the United States, arguably, was the environmental pollution, you know, kind of standards that were passed in the late 60s and early 70s under the

And so to bring that back to this question of regulation of things like lead, you know, the single biggest thing to help air quality in the United States, arguably, was the environmental pollution, you know, kind of standards that were passed in the late 60s and early 70s under the

Yeah, and by banning, and it took many years.

Yeah, and by banning, and it took many years.

Well, no, because I'm a libertarian, I will pick a nit with you about DDT in just a second. But with leaded, getting rid of leaded gasoline, and the atmosphere is a common. So it's not like you can't say, oh, the lead you're emitting, I'm going to sue you in court for that because it would take forever and it's never going to work or anything. But

Well, no, because I'm a libertarian, I will pick a nit with you about DDT in just a second. But with leaded, getting rid of leaded gasoline, and the atmosphere is a common. So it's not like you can't say, oh, the lead you're emitting, I'm going to sue you in court for that because it would take forever and it's never going to work or anything. But

And, you know, by saying, okay, we're taking leaded gasoline. I mean, you know, most people in America now, I think probably were not, you know, grew up with leaded gasoline versus unleaded, you know, and all of that kind of shit. And it's like by taking leaded gasoline out of the air, that had a major positive effect on the environment.

And, you know, by saying, okay, we're taking leaded gasoline. I mean, you know, most people in America now, I think probably were not, you know, grew up with leaded gasoline versus unleaded, you know, and all of that kind of shit. And it's like by taking leaded gasoline out of the air, that had a major positive effect on the environment.

Yeah, no, it's like, just breathe in, you know, because you're huffing anyway. That's right. So even when you're saying like, okay, we're going to build a consensus and say, we want to get leaded gasoline out of the air because it has these negative effects. You can do it smarter and dumber.

Yeah, no, it's like, just breathe in, you know, because you're huffing anyway. That's right. So even when you're saying like, okay, we're going to build a consensus and say, we want to get leaded gasoline out of the air because it has these negative effects. You can do it smarter and dumber.

And like the way the government did it, and this was Nixon's EPA said, okay, we're going to mandate catalytic converters, which is a particular type of technology that takes a lot of the lead out of emissions. I mean, as well as changing how we formulate gasoline.

And like the way the government did it, and this was Nixon's EPA said, okay, we're going to mandate catalytic converters, which is a particular type of technology that takes a lot of the lead out of emissions. I mean, as well as changing how we formulate gasoline.

um but um you know it's like the government probably shouldn't be dictating technology or it could set a goal and say you have to reduce pollution by so much but then we're going to let you and we're going to let the market innovate to figure out what's the best way to do it are you for government then incentivizing those kinds of changes like is would that be or is that considered an intervention that

um but um you know it's like the government probably shouldn't be dictating technology or it could set a goal and say you have to reduce pollution by so much but then we're going to let you and we're going to let the market innovate to figure out what's the best way to do it are you for government then incentivizing those kinds of changes like is would that be or is that considered an intervention that

Yeah, well, I mean, it gets complicated pretty quickly and, you know, obviously, right? Yeah. But it's where it might be that, you know, we want you to reduce your amount of pollution, however we define it. That's one thing. But then say, oh, and by the way, we're going to give you a massive taxpayer subsidy and then give taxpayers credits to buy this one kind of technology.

Yeah, well, I mean, it gets complicated pretty quickly and, you know, obviously, right? Yeah. But it's where it might be that, you know, we want you to reduce your amount of pollution, however we define it. That's one thing. But then say, oh, and by the way, we're going to give you a massive taxpayer subsidy and then give taxpayers credits to buy this one kind of technology.