Frivolous air travel and factory smokestacks are the biggest polluters.
Have you seen the specs. on how much fossil fuel is burnt up running factories to retool new cars and trucks every year, recycle steel from old ones, etc.? That figure is very high - and that sort of pollution coming out of factory smokestack counts for a lot.
One case in point is this nonsense with hybrids being "green." Most hydrid cars - pollute more than gas cars when the fuel used in their design, production, and end-of-life recyling are figured in. Same goes with solar-electric panels, but to a lesser extent.
I'm on 100% solar, and for me - it basically pays for itself with some added security. But, that is only because the cost was 50% subsudized by the government - i.e. partially paid for by taxpayers.
In reference to Japan, the main reason for the tax is to boost the economy, not to prevent, or limit pollution.
A few quick Japanese facts.
Average cost of a new small car - $9,600 US dollars - i.e. 1,000,000 Yen.
Cost of mandatory Japanese saftey inspection - every two years -known as "shaken." $100 to $500 US dollars, depending on age of vehicle. Old vehicles cost more to inspect.
As far as the US government not being good at anything - seems we haven't done bad with protecting ourselves via the military. We did basically win two world wars - remember? In fact, the federal government also won the Civil War.
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