Cap and Trade Tax

June 30, 12:42 PMJacksonville Republican ExaminerPatrick McMahon

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The Cap and Trade Bill passed by the House of Representatives last week is quite possible the most dangerous bill Congress has ever passed. Under the guise of “saving the environment,” the bill is a massive power grab by the government. By all accounts and experts, except for the Democrats in Congress who support this bill, the Cap and Trade bill would cost the United States millions of jobs and tax EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN. No one would be exempt from the tax; we all will be penalized under the law. The goal of the bill is to punish those that pollute. I don’t have a problem with that, but according to liberal radical environmentalists everyone is a polluter, therefore must pay the price. I don’t think so. Americans are becoming aware of the realities that this bill will bring and the polls don’t look good for the extreme environmentalists. A Rasmussen poll shows a drop in support for Congress and the president has taken a hit. Here are the realities of this bill:

Democrats claim that this bill will create “green jobs.” I don’t know what that means, is that someone turning the windmill or something? Independent studies of the bill show that while some “green jobs” will be created, many more normal jobs will be lost. Why? Because businesses that have to pay higher energy taxes will either lay off their workers to stay in business or ship the jobs overseas. I cannot understand how ANYONE could see the logic in this crap. Individuals will be taxed based on your electricity consumption and the price you pay at the pump. If your home uses too much power or leaves a carbon footprint, you must pay Nancy Pelosi and Al Gore some money. In a recession, you do not tax people. That is just common sense.

This bill also has provisions that are out there like all our building codes for new homes must match California’s codes. Why is that? Could it be the chief sponsor of the bill is from California? I don’t know, but I don’t see why hurricane prone Florida would need earthquake prone California’s building codes. Also, every new building in America needs an outlet to plug in your electric car. I didn’t even know we had electric cars. I don’t know anyone that has them or have seen one advertised. Even if there was one, I would still prefer my SUV thank you very much. Can anyone see the logic in where these radical liberals are going with this? I think I can. They want to have a say and influence in your life. What kind of leaders in their right mind would pass a bill that would raise taxes on everyone and eliminate jobs?

The kicker to all of this is the bill is unnecessary. Other countries have tried it and it has failed miserable. Spain tried it and for every one “green job” created, two regular jobs were lost. The environment is not in the amount of trouble that Al Gore and other leftists are telling us. Has anyone noticed that the word global warming is slowly being replaced by climate change? The reason is that the earth is not warming, at least not in a way caused by humans. Actually the planet has not warmed in 8 years. In fact, please look it up, the EPA recently said earth is going to have a temperature decline for the next twenty years. Oh, and we had a time period in the 1970’s and 1980’s called global cooling. I wonder where that went… The fact is this is another way for government, BIG GOVERNMENT, to have a say in your life, to run your life, and to destroy the foundations of this country. Liberal radicals are becoming increasingly dangerous right now. With so much unchecked power, things are being done that are going to alter the way we all live. I don’t want Congress or President Obama or anyone else to tell me how to live my life ex: what kind of car I can drive, how much electricity I can consume, what type of light bulb I can have, what kind of healthcare I can have, and all the while they are increasing my taxes and moving the country towards a socialistic model. The changes that are being done are outrageous and need to be stopped. Our nation is being transformed right in front of us into something awful. Now is the time for action and the stakes couldn’t be higher. 

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