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I Thought She Was Smarter
Got an email from my Rep yesterday, and while I appreciate her responding, I have to admit, I was rather surprised at a few things she said…or her lacky said, but I’m going to go on the assumption that whether or not she typed it herself, it’s her view. The part that got me was:
As you know, in recent years there has been an ongoing debate in Congress on the best legislative method to limit the amount of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere. One of these proposals known as “cap and trade,” would set ceilings on the amount of greenhouse gases that may be emitted. Under cap-and-trade plans, individual emitters would be allotted a predetermined number of emission allowances based on their historical emission levels. Emitters that do not use all of their allowances would be able to sell or trade their unused allowances to other emitters who produce more gases than their cap would otherwise allow.
Marsha….tell me it ain’t so! You aren’t really buying into this crap…..are you???
Yes, she voted against the Tax and Crap, but it should have been because that’s what it is….CRAP! Of course, her reasoning:
Additionally, the official budget revenue numbers for cap and trade may understate the actual revenue it will produce. The Wall Street Journal reported that Jason Furman, the White House Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, told a bipartisan group of Senate aides that the cap and trade indirect tax system could actually generate $1.3 trillion to $1.9 trillion between fiscal years 2012 and 2019. This cost for the typical Tennessean could be between $2100 to $3150 per person per year in higher energy costs. As a member on the House Committee of Energy and Commerce, I have serious concerns with the new mandates that are proposed in ACES and I have presented those concerns to my colleagues. Now is not the time for the U.S. to impose unilateral climate restrictions which will drive up energy costs for businesses and consumers, creating greater challenges for U.S. companies to compete with foreign businesses during a weakened economy.
The money aspect is important in voting AGAINST such an absurd bill, but even introducing such a bill in the first place, BASED ON FAULTY DATA, is beyond comprehension. Yes, it’s hot right now…..it’s called summer, although, to hear some folks talk up in the northern part of the east coast, it’s barely spring. CO2 seems to be an after affect when the earth’s temperature rises, it is not the cause of it rising. The planet goes through cycles, and for men, and women, to believe they have any affect whatsoever on what the huge ball in the universe does is beyond arrogance. WE DO NOT CONTROL THE PLANET!
EPA Admits Cap and Trade Will Fail
All economic pain, for no environmental gain. No wonder the Obama economy is failing.
One Big Ass Mistake America
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