Comments on: It’s Time to Discuss Cap and Trade http://blog.heritage.org/2009/04/21/its-time-to-discuss-cap-and-trade/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:29:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: The Hill’s Blog Briefing Room » MORNING READ http://blog.heritage.org/2009/04/21/its-time-to-discuss-cap-and-trade/#comment-37725 The Hill’s Blog Briefing Room » MORNING READ Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:15:10 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=5560#comment-37725 [...] READ @ 8:09 am by Eric Zimmermann FROM THE BLOGS: Time to discuss cap and trade - Nike Loris, The Foundry Torture in Iran - Matthew Yglesias Where innovation comes from - Jesse [...] [...] READ @ 8:09 am by Eric Zimmermann FROM THE BLOGS: Time to discuss cap and trade – Nike Loris, The Foundry Torture in Iran – Matthew Yglesias Where innovation comes from – Jesse [...]

]]> By: The Hill’s Blog Briefing Room » DAY’S END ROUNDUP http://blog.heritage.org/2009/04/21/its-time-to-discuss-cap-and-trade/#comment-37723 The Hill’s Blog Briefing Room » DAY’S END ROUNDUP Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:14:33 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=5560#comment-37723 [...] The scourge of Scandinavia - Mark McKinnon, Big Hollywood Our enemy, Argentina? - Matthew Yglesias Time to discuss cap-and-trade - Nick Loris, The Foundry President Obama vs. Denis Blair - Big Tent Democrat, [...] [...] The scourge of Scandinavia – Mark McKinnon, Big Hollywood Our enemy, Argentina? – Matthew Yglesias Time to discuss cap-and-trade – Nick Loris, The Foundry President Obama vs. Denis Blair – Big Tent Democrat, [...]

]]> By: ARJIS, Duluth GA http://blog.heritage.org/2009/04/21/its-time-to-discuss-cap-and-trade/#comment-30947 ARJIS, Duluth GA Tue, 05 May 2009 14:52:57 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=5560#comment-30947 "The object of cap-and-trade (as well as a carbon tax)is to reduce the consumption of carbon-based energy - mainly electricity - by boosting its price, and thereby reduce CO2 emissions. A tax credit to offset the burden of a higher price defeats the purpose" The Object of the TAX CREDIT is to get back at least a portion of the money that we are shelling out daily while this country figures out what it wants to be when it grows up! Why do we have double, triple or more taxation? It is bad enough on the income taxes, but the energy excise, connection, consumption,etc etc,etc... How much should we have to put up with? "The object of cap-and-trade (as well as a carbon tax)is to reduce the consumption of carbon-based energy – mainly electricity – by boosting its price, and thereby reduce CO2 emissions. A tax credit to offset the burden of a higher price defeats the purpose"

The Object of the TAX CREDIT is to get back at least a portion of the money that we are shelling out daily while this country figures out what it wants to be when it grows up!

Why do we have double, triple or more taxation?

It is bad enough on the income taxes, but the energy excise, connection, consumption,etc etc,etc… How much should we have to put up with?

]]> By: Barb -mn http://blog.heritage.org/2009/04/21/its-time-to-discuss-cap-and-trade/#comment-29509 Barb -mn Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:05:46 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=5560#comment-29509 Let's "discuss" being rid of it! Let's "discuss" being rid of it!

]]> By: DANA (New Mexico) http://blog.heritage.org/2009/04/21/its-time-to-discuss-cap-and-trade/#comment-28811 DANA (New Mexico) Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:51:47 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=5560#comment-28811 SICK TO DEATH OF THIS WHOLE "GREEN BULL", SOMEONE PROVE TO ME THAT ITS TRUE AND THEN I'LL BELIEVE. BECOME A "GREENEY" HA! ITS ALL A RUSE TO GET US TO PAY MORE FOR EVERYTHING WE USE. WENT ONTO SCIENCEANDPUBLICPOLICY.ORG AND GOT A GOOD IDEA ABOUT WHATS UP. SICK TO DEATH OF THIS WHOLE "GREEN BULL", SOMEONE PROVE TO ME THAT ITS TRUE AND THEN I'LL BELIEVE. BECOME A "GREENEY" HA! ITS ALL A RUSE TO GET US TO PAY MORE FOR EVERYTHING WE USE. WENT ONTO SCIENCEANDPUBLICPOLICY.ORG AND GOT A GOOD IDEA ABOUT WHATS UP.

]]> By: Alberto, WV http://blog.heritage.org/2009/04/21/its-time-to-discuss-cap-and-trade/#comment-28674 Alberto, WV Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:31:15 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=5560#comment-28674 The object of cap-and-trade (as well as a carbon tax)is to reduce the consumption of carbon-based energy - mainly electricity - by boosting its price, and thereby reduce CO2 emissions. A tax credit to offset the burden of a higher price defeats the purpose. I'm not going to buy less electricity if the government helps me pay my electric bill. Neither will you. And coal-burning power plants aren't going to reduce output if consumers buy just as much electricity at a higher price. The long and the short of it is: If we want a reduction in CO2 emissions, we will have to pay for it. The object of cap-and-trade (as well as a carbon tax)is to reduce the consumption of carbon-based energy – mainly electricity – by boosting its price, and thereby reduce CO2 emissions. A tax credit to offset the burden of a higher price defeats the purpose. I'm not going to buy less electricity if the government helps me pay my electric bill. Neither will you. And coal-burning power plants aren't going to reduce output if consumers buy just as much electricity at a higher price. The long and the short of it is: If we want a reduction in CO2 emissions, we will have to pay for it.

]]> By: Mary http://blog.heritage.org/2009/04/21/its-time-to-discuss-cap-and-trade/#comment-28651 Mary Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:35:52 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=5560#comment-28651 This is just another way to further erode our economy. It's amazing to see all of this happening and to have NO voice and no control. Cap and trade is only one of many things this admisnistration has in store for us. Of course we will pay for this. Imagine our heating bills next year and gas prices, not to mention everything we buy. Really feel we are watching the deliberate, rapid destruction of our country. Does anyone care???? This is just another way to further erode our economy. It's amazing to see all of this happening and to have NO voice and no control. Cap and trade is only one of many things this admisnistration has in store for us. Of course we will pay for this. Imagine our heating bills next year and gas prices, not to mention everything we buy. Really feel we are watching the deliberate, rapid destruction of our country. Does anyone care????

]]> By: Danny , AL http://blog.heritage.org/2009/04/21/its-time-to-discuss-cap-and-trade/#comment-28512 Danny , AL Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:34:34 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=5560#comment-28512 cap and trade sounds really good doesn't it. we are going to lower carbon out put and save the enviroment. That's the problem, congress will be full speed ahead without giving any serious thought to this and the American people will be left to pay it just like many other programs that were passed all with good intentions.Give the free market an incentative to solve this problem and they will do it better than a govt mandate cap and trade sounds really good doesn't it. we are going to lower carbon out put and save the enviroment. That's the problem, congress will be full speed ahead without giving any serious thought to this and the American people will be left to pay it just like many other programs that were passed all with good intentions.Give the free market an incentative to solve this problem and they will do it better than a govt mandate

]]> By: Patrick Bell http://blog.heritage.org/2009/04/21/its-time-to-discuss-cap-and-trade/#comment-28510 Patrick Bell Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:31:02 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=5560#comment-28510 Nick, I think what you mean to say is this will largely be a dog and pony show. The media will cover it, however, as you say: a serious show of support for the bill. The only hope at this point might be for Democrats who disagree with key provisions to drive a wedge in the process. Blue Dogs and those from coal or petroleum producing states. Nick, I think what you mean to say is this will largely be a dog and pony show. The media will cover it, however, as you say: a serious show of support for the bill. The only hope at this point might be for Democrats who disagree with key provisions to drive a wedge in the process. Blue Dogs and those from coal or petroleum producing states.

]]> By: ARJIS, Duluth GA http://blog.heritage.org/2009/04/21/its-time-to-discuss-cap-and-trade/#comment-28498 ARJIS, Duluth GA Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:50:40 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=5560#comment-28498 If we have to live with the TAX CODE the way it is, then I would advocate that it provide a TAX CREDIT based on each taxpayer's energy expenses throughout the year. If our taxes will be funding these companies in some way or another, then we should benefit from a Tax Credit which would be a decent percentage of what was spent throughout the year on Gasoline, Heating Oil, Natural Gas, and Electricity. I am not talking welfare here. I am talking about giving back to the taxpayer some of the sweat and blood which had to be paid to the government for all the other Pork it funds. If we have to live with the TAX CODE the way it is, then I would advocate that it provide a TAX CREDIT based on each taxpayer's energy expenses throughout the year. If our taxes will be funding these companies in some way or another, then we should benefit from a Tax Credit which would be a decent percentage of what was spent throughout the year on Gasoline, Heating Oil, Natural Gas, and Electricity.

I am not talking welfare here. I am talking about giving back to the taxpayer some of the sweat and blood which had to be paid to the government for all the other Pork it funds.

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