According to Steve Gordon" This is who Sold us out:
- Mary Bono Mack (CA)
- Michael Castle (DE)
- Mark Kirk (IL)
- Leonard Lance (NJ)
- Frank LoBiondo (NJ)
- John McHugh (NY)
- Dave Reichert (WA)
- Chris Smith (NJ)
According to DowniszeDC.org
"Cap and Trade" is not the way
"Cap and trade" proposals would . . .
- Place a limitation on the level of CO2 emissions
- Sell permits to businesses that would allow them to emit CO2 in amounts equal to the cap
- Allow businesses to trade and/or sell these permits to each other -- allegedly creating a market to encourage innovations that would reduce CO2 emissions
- Use the proceeds from the sale of these permits to create a vast new research bureaucracy designed to help corporations cope with the cap
As a practical matter, "cap and trade" proposals will result in. . .
- An increase in your electricity and gasoline bills
- New tools for politicians to control the economy, hand out favors, and punish enemies
- Greater levels of inefficient "research," just like the Energy Department has done
- Almost no improvement in reducing overall CO-2 emissions (if the example of Europe is a reliable guide)
Even if you accept that human CO2 emissions are causing problematic global warming, a government run "cap and trade" system is not the way to deal with this problem. There is a better way. Here are some points to consider . . .
- Fossil fuels create massive amounts of air pollution, quite apart from CO2.
- This pollution causes health problems, none of which are reflected in the price of fossil fuels.
- Fossil fuels enjoy a "free ride" in terms of pollution costs that make it hard for alternative sources of energy to compete.
- Air pollution is a form of trespass, and a case can certainly be made that dealing with such trespasses is a legitimate function of government.
The federal government could do this by . . .
- Taxing fossil fuels
- Cutting other taxes so that your overall financial burden would remain unchanged
Your energy costs would rise, but your taxes would fall by an equal amount. Doing this would . . .
- Eliminate the justification for a "cap and trade" boondoggle
- Make fossil fuels reflect more of their true costs
- Provide an incentive for everyone to reduce their use of fossil fuels
- Make other sources of energy cost competitive
- Limit the financial impact on you and the economy
- Help reduce air pollution, including CO2 emissions
We know that most Americans are concerned about pollution and the environment, and for those who feel this way, a carbon tax combined with tax cuts in other areas would be a better approach. But THIS CAMPAIGN is about stopping the "cap and trade" boondoggle, because if you really care about the environment, this proposal has only symbolic value."
Got to http://www.downsizedc.org/ & join now, use their automated email system to pepper the Senate with emails telling them to vote NO on cap-N-trade!
Remember! "the road to hell is paved with good intentions", This bill is chock full of them. Let thhe Senate know Cap-n-Trade is not how we need to proceed.
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