Comments on: Boxer-Kerry Unveil Their Energy Tax Bill: Incomplete But Still Very Harmful

By: John Kerry Doesn't Know What "Cap and Trade" Means - AIP Blog - American Issues Project

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:51:28 +0000

[...] several things unanswered, there is one thing certain, according to a Heritage Foundation analysis: it is still bad news. Like Waxman-Markey, the focus is a cap and trade system, but takes the House bill’s 17 [...]

By: Vern W Bean, Hanniba

Vern W Bean, Hanniba — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:17:22 +0000

It appears that congress is not listing to what the people say; just take a look at the political polls, what do they tell you? And what do you think their chances are in the next election? If you follow the party line. Why do they think that they know what is better for me than I do??

By: EPA Takes Another Shot at the Economy, Proposes More Micromanagement | Conservative Principles Now

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:06:46 +0000

[...] Congress tries to knock out the economy in one fell swoop with its economically dangerous cap and trade proposal, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking a different approach: proposing smaller, [...]

By: Grassroots in Nebraska: In the News: Week of September 23-30, 2009 | Grassroots in Nebraska

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:53:39 +0000

[...] Boxer-Kerry Unveil Their Energy Tax Bill: Incomplete But Still Very Harmful [...]

By: Linus, K.C., Ks

Linus, K.C., Ks — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:40:47 +0000

Let's see. The Democrates want us to make our bricks without straw ( no carbon energy allowed), Cass Sunstien is going to force us to be vegetarians, the EPA, has closed down the central valley of Calf. to farming so we pay higher prices for produce and fruit and thousands of farmers are unemployed, they want to control our health and want access to our bank accounts. I think we are living in a Fascist/Communist dictatorship. I only know of one way to stop it.

By: Nick Loris

Nick Loris — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:51:14 +0000

Ralph is right. The higher costs brought on not only through our electric bills and gas prices but also the goods that take energy to produce will likely outweigh any promises made to rebate money back to low-income families. And as we saw with Waxman-Markey, more and more allowance revenue was allocated to industries to pass this bill meaning less comes back to the people.

As far as nuclear, I would love to see nuclear, along with wind and solar succeed just as much as anyone – so long as they are able to succeed in the market and provide consumers with affordable electricity. But subsidies and tax credits aren't the way to do it. They distort the market and cause industry to be reliant on the government to do some of the lifting for them.

Energy efficiency is also a good thing but it often has unintended consequences when mandated by the government. It can become costlier than originally intended and reduce consumer choice. If something saves consumers money, they will buy it – we do not need politicians to tell us what to buy.

By: Approaching 100% Taxation

Approaching 100% Taxation — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:36:19 +0000

[...] why bills like Kerry-Boxer should positively frighten every citizen of this country. Like its House counterpart, [...]

By: Bobbie Jay

Bobbie Jay — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:25:38 +0000

Mankind does not effect global climate. Nature does. The life span of mankind has increased. Mankind is able to reduce pollution emissions which reduces allergies and respiratory ailments of people who are susceptible.

Continue the use of what we have in the name of America's energy independence!

By: iblain michigan

iblain michigan — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:35:02 +0000

There is no global warming. The warmest year in Michigan history was 1988. We had more days that year with temps over 100 degrees than days over 90 degrees this year. The North pole ice is getting larger again. The South pole ice never stopped getting larger. Where are the rising oceans, the hurricanes? Senator Inhofe is right, global warming/climate change is the biggest fraud the world has ever seen.

By: Thomas J. Waeghe, Wi

Thomas J. Waeghe, Wi — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:32:14 +0000