No doubt some of you have heard about the carbon cap legislation currently winging its way toward President Obama’s desk. If you’re not familiar with the carbon cap, allow me to inform you of how just effective this legislation will be.
The carbon cap legislation will reduce carbon emissions.
It will create jobs.
Now, just how many jobs or where, I really don’t know. And neither do the members of the carbon cap cult. But it will create jobs for someone…somewhere…probably at some point in the future.
So what bugs me about carbon caps? I’m glad you asked.
First, there’s the fact that except in mainstream media, where bias is synonymous with journalism, there’s no consensus on the global warming phenomenon.
Second, I’m seeing a lot of out right B.S. being promulgated by those who want this legislation passed at any cost…which begs the question: “What will be the price paid by people like you and I should this legislation pass in the senate?”
Before answering that question, I need to address the disingenuous manner in which the mouthpieces for carbon caps are presenting their case. In a nutshell, they’re not telling you the whole story. For example, there’s John Fetterman, Mayor of Braddock, PA. John has an interesting website entitled, thecapsolution.org, where he uses every trick in the political and ad agency (means the same thing) playbook to garner support for his cause.
He uses imagery, colors, music, and video, which are all combined to do one thing, manipulate you into supporting this crap, er, uh…I mean “cap” legislation. All this is done under the auspices of creating more jobs. That’s right; the latest morons running the country want you to believe that if they don’t pass their carbon agenda, we may not recover economically.
But getting back to Fetterman and his website. TheCapSolution.org is chock full of information telling you, the viewer, how much steel is in a wind turbine. It tells you how many jobs were lost in the steel industry inside Braddock, PA and uses that town as the poster child for every steel town in America. The entire thing is packaged in a manner meant to manipulate your emotions. Most of this is done via videos which feature Mayor Fetterman talking about the plight of his town and about how carbon cap legislation is going to revitalize not only his town, but every town in America whose bread-N-butter happens to be steel. The backdrop to Fetterman is an area of Braddock, which looks like a demilitarized zone. The spots are all shot in black and white and accompanied by the saddest, most melancholy music you’ve ever heard. The message is simple: “Carbon Cap legislation will help the economy by creating jobs for those of us out of work.” You know…much like the trillion dollar bailouts did. But I digress…
There are several problems with all this, but I prefer to zero in on the biggest one, especially, since Fetterman and his cronies never address it in any of the videos or anywhere on their website. That problem is the attendant cost to the working man. A good friend of mine sent me a very conservative estimate on the costs of this legislation for people who work for a living right here in Harrison County, Indiana. The numbers will vary from energy supplier to energy supplier, but here’s the gist. If you’re a residential user of electricity, expect at least a 31 percent increase in your electric bill. If you’re a small business owner like me, expect a 36 percent increase. If you own a large business, you’ll be paying 49 percent more. That’s just the first tier. If these carbon taxes go into effect at a rate of $50/ton, residential users are looking at a 63 percent increase in their energy bill, a 72 percent increase if you’re a small business owner, and a 98 percent increase if you own a large business.
That’s because, provided this legislation is passed, energy providers will be required to purchase carbon offsets from Al Gore Inc., after which the energy providers will be obliged to pass the cost of these offsets on to you. This is a huge omission by the carbon cap lobby. They know if Americans know the whole truth, they (Americans) will tell them (Carbon Cap Cult) where to stick their carbon cap….and with all the hot air being spewed by these knuckleheads, a carbon cap on the old wazoo would probably do more to reduce emissions than anything else.
Finally, I’d like to mention that there are no hard numbers on just how many jobs will be created. Also, there’s no promise that the steel jobs are going to go to Americans. The main reason we lost our steel industry is because corporate America found out it was cheaper to get their steel overseas. Will the carbon cap cult guarantee not only the number of jobs, but that those jobs will go to Americans? More importantly, what are they going to do in order to minimize the impact of the carbon cap on the pocketbooks of average Joes? Let’s face it, when people have to pay more for energy, their dollar buys less and in this economy, that’s just not an option.
Man made global warming is a hoax. Carbon offsets are a scam. Don’t ever pay for carbon offsets, get them free:
http://www.freecarbonoffsets.com
You will feel better.
Hello KK,
Don’t you realize that Al Gore has an official patent on carbon offsets? That link you posted is a scam. They are trying to convince people that there is no need to purchase from Al Gore, Inc., just so they (free carbon) can greedily not take the money of ignorant people.
Dang, you should have went to college or somethin.’
Is it possible that a new taxation program is being set up, like the taxation of the Cig Corps? The Cig Corps were “taxed” thru litigation and yet still they produce (freely) the toxic crap that they do. Even the latest “taxation” from Obama’s crew is a mockery of sorts……..if the cigs are so bad (like heroine or meth or agent orange) where is the legislation to ban them and make REAL evidence produce REAL results ? It appears that is not what “legislation” is about : fixing an issue, rather making sure more money is funneled into the government. The Cig Giants say “hoorah” as they stay in business and pass the taxation on to customers. It is supposed to be about healthcare issues, right! Help healthcare by banning the damn cigs and running the Cig Corps out of business. Can’t do that as there is a boat load of revenue brought in from the Cig Industry. I gotta’ find that article I stashed about the original Cig Industry lawsuits which stated (in a stashed away section of the paper) that even though the funds from said suit were specifically to be spent on “healthcare” issues….the majority of funds were put towards the States debt……..meaning, if you promise to pay your electric bill in a lawsuit and get the cash and pay off your frivolous credit-card shopping debts instead, that’s contempt and maybe on the verge of FRAUD. Who is here in America to hold them accountable ?
We vote “accountable” people in , but then we have no say in what they do. Ignorant masses go to the polls and sell their vote on another promised “change”, instead of researching and voting upon an intelligent matter of reason. “Some” politicians eat that ignorance of the masses for lunch…..it is the soul-food that keeps them in office.
Cap-and-Trade says that Corp “A” has the legal authority to disperse “x” tons of whatever gases into the atmosphere. If they see in the fiscal year they won’t “meet that quota” they can sell excess gas expulsion to Corp “B” to help them meet their requirements. Along the way, all parties are “taxed” under the new program.
I expect my electric bill to rise by 30+% (just by the people talking in REMC organization).
What people need to ALSO !!!!!!!!! realize is that EVERY entity will see an increase in “energy” costs. Those business entities will pass on the increases to customers in the way of higher costs or fees.
So, rationally thinking, everything about your life will see an increase in costs.
Our wonderful leaders have grown accustomed to banking on the ignorance of the American public. They will see no “economic recession”…….they have our tax dollar to live on and finding more ways to tax us more.
That’s my take on this BS.