The Environment in Canada Podcast Do You Want Kings? Because That’s How You Get Kings - A No Kings Special, Sovereignty Saturdays
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Oct 18, 2025 Explore the connection between extreme inequality, environmental deregulation, and the rise of authoritarianism. The discussion highlights how wealth concentration undermines democracy and creates opportunities for corporate profiteering. Smart regulation is presented as essential for innovation and public health. The podcast also delves into the environmental impact of the wealthy and debates wealth limits and redistribution as solutions. Listeners are urged to organize against oligarchy and challenge the narratives contributing to inequality.
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Wealth Undermines Democratic Balance
- Extreme wealth concentrates political influence and undermines democracy.
- Even one authoritarian billionaire can shift a democracy toward oligarchy and erode checks and balances.
Wealth Drives Disproportionate Emissions
- The richest 1% produce drastically more emissions than the poorest half of the world.
- In Canada, the richest 1% emit ~150 tons per person versus 5.2 tons for the poorest 50%.
Back Smart Environmental Regulation
- Support smart environmental regulation because it spurs innovation, competition, and job creation.
- Regulations can lower consumer costs and improve public and ecological health versus deregulation's harms.
