> I'm not suggesting anything like that. I'm suggesting that the government look into different solutions in addition to this.

OK, then I am happy to withdraw my characterization of your comment. Your comment just adds nothing substantive to the discussion.

> If they're willing to spend money powering jet engines to shoot the smog higher into the atmosphere, why won't they transition to using a cleaner energy source that requires less money to maintain?

Because one is orders of magnitude more expensive than the other. It's as unrelated as bringing up carbon emissions by cars when people are discussing highway safety.