Also in light of unspoken undertone of Nafta, when we discuss BTA's [value added tax] we are really venturing under the radar into a Customs Union with its common external tariff.Seems like a further consolidation of the North American Union objective….

Whatever border trade policy we enter into, the other Nafta countries would also have to agree and adopt… you are watching the hatching of a plan and the international objective is being buried in a domestic argument.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customs_union

Every time we humans devise a new scheme we create a new opportunity for the "gamers" to feed off and this cap and trade is no different. This program does nothing I can see to improve the economic condition for anyone other than the paracites. It can be characterized as a "zero sum" game where financial resources are taken indirectly from the many and given to the few.

THere are many incentives available to effect a reduction in polutions of all types and they should be our only focus.

I have hreard all of my life about American exceptionalism but now do we have to lead the charge in outstanding stupidity?

I am depressed!