If any of my few readers are alarmed by efforts to impose very costly increases in our energy via another government restriction that shifts our money to big government and big business, here are where you can make your voices heard.
Cap and Trade creates a new 'commodity' for the government to regulate and tax. ALL costs will be passed along to the consumers and they are not small; the estimates are in the range of $1,600 - $3,000 per year, and some even go higher when you factor in the increases in cost of manufacturing goods which will be passed along to the consumers also. It will make America less competitive, cost jobs, and make the cost of living dramatically rise for everyone. It will cripple our economy.
Barack Obama, during the campaign, stated that this will mean a steep rise in energy costs.
Any 'offsets' that the government puts in place to 'help the poor' makes lower, and even middle class, more dependent on the government for survival. This increases the control and power of government.
I'd like to remind people what just a $2 increase in the cost of gasoline did to our economy. We are still working through the impact of just that 4-month increase.
The people pushing this bill have a vested interest in it's passage - government to get more money for it's programs and therefore more power; GE - the largest manufacturer of wind turbines (increased market share, influence, corporate power) and even Al Gore - HEAVILY invested in structures and programs that will benefit from this bill; he is set to become the 1st "Green Billionaire" from his strategies behind the scenes.
Cap & Trade and Green Job creation has failed in places like Spain where it has cost 2 jobs for every 1 green job created and at a cost of $600,000 per job.
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Pam Fowler of the CT Tea Party Patriots compiled this contact information below:
The American Clean Energy & Security Act of 2009 – Update
The Cap & Trade (ACES) Act has been referred to eight committees; these are the targets we need to focus on right now. Our research indicates that Waxman doesn’t have enough votes to pass HR 2454 on the floor so it has been moved into these committees.
Why is this bill being put back into committees? Sweet heart deals?
The most effective thing do is get to the Committees themselves. Tell the committees NO MORE government limits on our rights! NO more hidden taxes! NO to HR 2454 (ACES)!
*** Be SPECIFIC. DO NOT say Cap and Trade. Say HR 2454 (ACES)
Committee on Energy and Commerce, (202) 225-2927 http://energycommerce.hous
Committees on Foreign Affairs, (202) 225-5021 http://foreignaffairs.hous
Financial Services, (202) 225-4247 http://financialservices.h
Education and Labor, (202) 225-3725 http://edlabor.house.gov/
Science and Technology, (202) 225-6375 http://science.house.gov/
Transportation and Infrastructure, (202) 225-4472 http://transportation.hous
Natural Resources, Agriculture, (202) 225-6065 http://resourcescommittee.
Ways and Means, (202) 225-3625 http://waysandmeans.house.
May 21st Mark Up on HR 2454
http://energycommerce.hous