Comments on: “Cap and Trade Is a Tax: And It’s A Great Big One” http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/01/cap-and-trade-is-a-tax-and-its-a-great-big-one/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:16:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: ‘Cap and Trade Is A Tax and It’s a Great Big One’ http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/01/cap-and-trade-is-a-tax-and-its-a-great-big-one/#comment-73963 ‘Cap and Trade Is A Tax and It’s a Great Big One’ Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:38:14 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=6084#comment-73963 [...] For more information, please visit: http://www.foundry.org/2009/05/01/cap-and-trade-is-a-tax-and-its-a-great-big-one. [...] [...] For more information, please visit: http://www.foundry.org/2009/05/01/cap-and-trade-is-a-tax-and-its-a-great-big-one. [...]

]]> By: lianne russell http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/01/cap-and-trade-is-a-tax-and-its-a-great-big-one/#comment-40124 lianne russell Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:32:49 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=6084#comment-40124 theres a new national non profit that has started up in texas..called We, The People, Are The 9-12 Association. you can find their site <a href="http://www.912membersonly.com" rel="nofollow">www.912membersonly.com</a> ..they are trying to organize nationally to stop this craziness in dc... theres a new national non profit that has started up in texas..called We, The People, Are The 9-12 Association. you can find their site http://www.912membersonly.com ..they are trying to organize nationally to stop this craziness in dc…

]]> By: Cap, Trade, and Cover « Finding Ponies… http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/01/cap-and-trade-is-a-tax-and-its-a-great-big-one/#comment-38556 Cap, Trade, and Cover « Finding Ponies… Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:28:21 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=6084#comment-38556 [...] unless they’re not looking.  Or something like that.  Here’s a good resource from the Heritage Foundation as well.  Go check it [...] [...] unless they’re not looking.  Or something like that.  Here’s a good resource from the Heritage Foundation as well.  Go check it [...]

]]> By: Margaret Shepherd, K http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/01/cap-and-trade-is-a-tax-and-its-a-great-big-one/#comment-38575 Margaret Shepherd, K Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:07:27 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=6084#comment-38575 I have been trying to shout this from the rooftops but unless the people in DEM states raise enough stink and get their heads out of the sand it won't help. I'm having a tea party in Eastern Kentucky and trying to raise awareness of this issue in particular. We are on the Virginia border. This will affect both of our states in a major way. I NEED a speaker on this issue for July 3rd. Where can I find one???? I have been trying to shout this from the rooftops but unless the people in DEM states raise enough stink and get their heads out of the sand it won't help.

I'm having a tea party in Eastern Kentucky and trying to raise awareness of this issue in particular. We are on the Virginia border. This will affect both of our states in a major way. I NEED a speaker on this issue for July 3rd. Where can I find one????

]]> By: TIM, Colorado http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/01/cap-and-trade-is-a-tax-and-its-a-great-big-one/#comment-38446 TIM, Colorado Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:01:21 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=6084#comment-38446 We have to take this country back! Throw these Politicians out. We Independents belong to the largest movement in America and we are sick and tired of these clowns shoving taxes and government social programs down our throats. I want to see every last one of these bums on a street corner holding a sign “will work for food”. We want them working for us not their Big Dollar political cronies. It’s becoming a dark time in America we have closed our eyes to this debacle that’s been going on for many years. Take it back before we can. We have to take this country back! Throw these Politicians out. We Independents belong to the largest movement in America and we are sick and tired of these clowns shoving taxes and government social programs down our throats. I want to see every last one of these bums on a street corner holding a sign “will work for food”. We want them working for us not their Big Dollar political cronies. It’s becoming a dark time in America we have closed our eyes to this debacle that’s been going on for many years. Take it back before we can.

]]> By: Bear Creek Ledger » Let’s just go European all the way and enact a Value Added Tax (VAT) http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/01/cap-and-trade-is-a-tax-and-its-a-great-big-one/#comment-34244 Bear Creek Ledger » Let’s just go European all the way and enact a Value Added Tax (VAT) Wed, 27 May 2009 18:10:31 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=6084#comment-34244 [...] As much damage that the high gas prices caused in 2007 has done nothing to stop Democrats from eliminating domestic oil drilling or to develop anything other than additional taxes on energy while attempting to destroy the oil industry in the US, instead relying on unproven and weak alternatives for energy sources. The Cap and Trade bill will do nothing but tax individuals, tax companies while creating a junk trading system called Cap and Trade which inevitably will become the Democrats new Wall Street bubble. [...] [...] As much damage that the high gas prices caused in 2007 has done nothing to stop Democrats from eliminating domestic oil drilling or to develop anything other than additional taxes on energy while attempting to destroy the oil industry in the US, instead relying on unproven and weak alternatives for energy sources. The Cap and Trade bill will do nothing but tax individuals, tax companies while creating a junk trading system called Cap and Trade which inevitably will become the Democrats new Wall Street bubble. [...]

]]> By: Bill Dornsife, Harri http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/01/cap-and-trade-is-a-tax-and-its-a-great-big-one/#comment-33919 Bill Dornsife, Harri Sun, 24 May 2009 11:26:20 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=6084#comment-33919 I have been listening to the House Committee markup debate on the new energy and climate control bill that is anticipated to be approved by the end of June. I was surprised to learn that there is a lengthy section in the bill that will establish a $200 to 300 billion federal program that will deal with the estimated two to three million jobs that will be lost by implementation of carbon controls. This program would pay most of the lost salaries for displaced workers, provide job training, and redistribute increased costs for the estimated $1500 to 2500 per year in increased electrical energy costs per family. There are some disturbing facts that have not been generally included in the global climate change debate. It is an undisputed fact that water vapor is the most potent greenhouse gas, accounting for 95% of the greenhouse effects, virtually all of it from natural sources. None of the national data bases include any discussion of this dominate greenhouse gas. Taking into account the effectiveness of each contributor and including water vapor, total man caused greenhouse gas contributions add up to about 0.28% of the total greenhouse effect. Man-made CO2 contributions cause only about 0.12% of earth's total greenhouse effect when water vapor is included, which is insignificant. Capturing and compressing CO2 requires very energy intensive technologies and is estimated to increase the fuel needs of a coal-fired plant by 25%-40% for the same amount of energy output to consumers. This translates to about $17 billion/yr in increased energy costs to the consumer. This means that for every three coal-fired power plants of equal output that install carbon capture technologies, about one additional based load unit would be required. Coal fired power plants currently supply about 50% of our total electrical energy. The only non CO2 producing base loaded power plants are nuclear power plants. Since solar and wind technologies cannot produce continuous power, these base loaded units are absolutely critical to maintaining a reliable power grid. Replacement of the electrical energy due to this loss from carbon capture would require an additional fifty eight 1500 Mwe nuclear power plants to be built. The draft federal energy and climate bill does not even recognize nuclear as a major contributor. In the spirit of government transparency, these facts need to be fully provided to the public and more thoroughly debated. I have been listening to the House Committee markup debate on the new energy and climate control bill that is anticipated to be approved by the end of June. I was surprised to learn that there is a lengthy section in the bill that will establish a $200 to 300 billion federal program that will deal with the estimated two to three million jobs that will be lost by implementation of carbon controls. This program would pay most of the lost salaries for displaced workers, provide job training, and redistribute increased costs for the estimated $1500 to 2500 per year in increased electrical energy costs per family.

There are some disturbing facts that have not been generally included in the global climate change debate. It is an undisputed fact that water vapor is the most potent greenhouse gas, accounting for 95% of the greenhouse effects, virtually all of it from natural sources. None of the national data bases include any discussion of this dominate greenhouse gas. Taking into account the effectiveness of each contributor and including water vapor, total man caused greenhouse gas contributions add up to about 0.28% of the total greenhouse effect. Man-made CO2 contributions cause only about 0.12% of earth's total greenhouse effect when water vapor is included, which is insignificant.

Capturing and compressing CO2 requires very energy intensive technologies and is estimated to increase the fuel needs of a coal-fired plant by 25%-40% for the same amount of energy output to consumers. This translates to about $17 billion/yr in increased energy costs to the consumer. This means that for every three coal-fired power plants of equal output that install carbon capture technologies, about one additional based load unit would be required. Coal fired power plants currently supply about 50% of our total electrical energy. The only non CO2 producing base loaded power plants are nuclear power plants. Since solar and wind technologies cannot produce continuous power, these base loaded units are absolutely critical to maintaining a reliable power grid. Replacement of the electrical energy due to this loss from carbon capture would require an additional fifty eight 1500 Mwe nuclear power plants to be built. The draft federal energy and climate bill does not even recognize nuclear as a major contributor.

In the spirit of government transparency, these facts need to be fully provided to the public and more thoroughly debated.

]]> By: The “Cap & Trade” Top Ten List | DougJumper.com http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/01/cap-and-trade-is-a-tax-and-its-a-great-big-one/#comment-31368 The “Cap & Trade” Top Ten List | DougJumper.com Thu, 07 May 2009 17:31:04 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=6084#comment-31368 [...] Source: The Heritage Foundation [...] [...] Source: The Heritage Foundation [...]

]]> By: Which Part Of “Tax” Don’t You Understand? « Justbkuz http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/01/cap-and-trade-is-a-tax-and-its-a-great-big-one/#comment-30754 Which Part Of “Tax” Don’t You Understand? « Justbkuz Mon, 04 May 2009 20:23:27 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=6084#comment-30754 [...] May 4, 2009 in Who Killed John Galt | Tags: Cap and Trade, Energy, Environment, global warming, Obama The Foundry spells it out in words of one syllable:  “Cap and Trade Is a Tax: And It’s A Great Big One” [...] [...] May 4, 2009 in Who Killed John Galt | Tags: Cap and Trade, Energy, Environment, global warming, Obama The Foundry spells it out in words of one syllable:  “Cap and Trade Is a Tax: And It’s A Great Big One” [...]

]]> By: ozzy6900 http://blog.heritage.org/2009/05/01/cap-and-trade-is-a-tax-and-its-a-great-big-one/#comment-30443 ozzy6900 Fri, 01 May 2009 20:16:43 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=6084#comment-30443 Haven't we been saying this all along? Doesn't anyone listen? Haven't we been saying this all along? Doesn't anyone listen?

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