TCI Regional Policy Design Stakeholder Submissions

I am providing my input regarding expected gas tax increases associated with RGGI.
Evidently 'the public' is seen as the bottomless-well solution to 'funding shortfalls' and new objectives; undoubtedly business will try to avoid being taxed by saying they will 'pass on' such costs, but the real bottom line is WE can only afford so much, so figure out how to ECONOMIZE (which you apparently expect the public to continuously do!) Try taking a PAY-CUT (like we effectively have to do when taxes rise) to cover the costs! How about reducing your Cadillac health and retirement benefits? Get creative for a change, we are tapped-out.

TCI is a complete sham and is nothing more than another excuse to take more money from the tax payers and control their lives. If you truly want to affect the climate in a positive way spend your time getting China, and India to reduce their toxic output and leave the US alone. There is no freaking way the people in New England will be ok garbage.

I strongly oppose TCI. This punishes poor people, especially in rural states like Maine. It is an unfair tax.

Please save the world from climate change because this is very important and we cannot allow the president to cause this huge mess to make the world even worse which is what he's doing which is why we must get him removed from office and we have to continue that fight for climate change and save a lot more animals and plants as well as switch from disgusting fossil fuels to clean renewable energy to make the world a better place and make sure we plant more trees and and deforestation.

Most automobiles are idle about 98% of the time. This has climate impact in the embodied energy in the car and associated carbon emissions are not recovered. I would recommend that the following actions to create a lower-carbon transportation infrastructure be seriously analyzed and the best candidates implemented:
- improved bus transportation networks using the cleanest and most reliable powerplant technology - e.g. electric, fuel cell, hybrid.
- free car sharing apps so that citizens can self-organize into carpools
- light rail lines where they can be well-utilized
- improving existing rail and subway systems
- planning for autonomous cars that would eventually replace personally owned cars with anew model of "transportation-as-a-service"
- subsidized bicycle lanes and trail systems
- research viability of publicly available electric scooters and bicycles and how to deploy them safely
- promotion of free public/private transportation apps that determine the best modality and routes for destinations throughout the Northeast

To Whom it May Concern: I am opposed to the Transportation and Climate Initiative because it is not the role of government to protect us from climate change. The purpose of government is to protect our individual rights as the Declaration of Independence says. One does not have a right to an unchanging climate.

Also, the TCI is unjust. Why should people from Springfield pay to protect the people of Boston from rising sea levels? Why should Massachusetts residents pay to protect say, Floridians from more hurricanes? Why should anyone sacrifice for others - shouldn't people take responsibility for their own lives and move to a better place or otherwise protect themselves from climate change. TCI is the exact opposite of personal responsibility - by forcing responsible people to sacrifice for irresponsible people it makes it harder for responsible people to protect themselves!

The government should not play any role in the climate change debate. If people want to protect themselves from climate change there's nothing stopping them. Please don't force us to sacrifice to somehow stop climate change.

The cost of carbon pollution must be considered in transportation, as it affects all of us in both the short term (health effects) and long term (climate change). These costs have been largely ignored and we will have to pay this debt in the future both personally and as a society.

The t c initiative would help reduce pollution, expand local and regional transport options, allow for more and cleaner options in transport, and choosing aggressive greenhouse options would significantly help address climate deterioration.

Completing the pipeline will enable more fossil fuel extraction and usage, as well as more leaks and spills, at a time when we should urgently reduce greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, solar power is rapidly becoming the most economical source of electricity, as well as the cleanest, and will reduce the demand for fossil fuel. Completing the pipeline will create temporary jobs and short-term profits for a few corporations while doing long-term environmental damage.