Tomorrow, Congress intends to vote on H.R. 2454 (also known as Cap and Trade).
If you're unfamiliar with Cap and Trade, please educate yourselves ASAP:
Cap and Trade
It is so important that as Americans, we oppose this corrupt and dishonest bill. I understand that some of our family and friends may disagree with us, politically. Please understand that this is not a political arguement.
The following is from JBS.org:
Oppose the Cap and Trade ‘Tax’ Increase Bill, H.R. 2454
“[U]nder my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket.” -- Barack Obama
An expensive new “tax” bill will be considered on the floor of the House as early as this Friday, June 26. This bill is known as the “American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009,” H.R. 2454, also known as the Waxman-Markey climate change bill.
Most Americans know this bill as a “cap-and-trade” bill for the purpose of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and global warming by creating a system of pollution permits that energy companies must buy before releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
There are several very important reasons for Americans to oppose this bill:
(1) At exactly the time when more and more Americans are realizing that our federal government is out of control, this bill would establish a whole new unconstitutional activity of the federal government and give it yet another regulatory tool for increasing the cost of doing business, which would necessarily translate into higher costs for consumers.
(2) This bill would lead to increased expenses for American households of thousands of dollars per year. A recent Congressional Budget Office report estimated that the cost per household would be as little as $175 per year. However, the Heritage Foundation has responded with “CBO Grossly Underestimates Costs of Cap and Trade,” in which they point out that the CBO study assumes nearly 100% of the increased costs for businesses will be rebated to consumers by the federal government (when has this ever happened?) and omits consideration of negative impacts on the economy of thousands of dollars per household per year. Bottom line, don’t rely on the CBO report to be an accurate forecast of the additional costs you’ll be paying each year due to this cap and trade bill. For additional analysis of the Waxman-Markey cap and trade bill, see "The Waxman-Markey Global Warming Bill: Is the Economic Pain Justified by the Environmental Gain?"
(3) The whole reason for existence of the expensive cap and trade scheme in H.R. 2454 is based on the global warming myth that man’s activities are producing significant temperature increases. Take a cold bath in reality by reading "A Cooling Trend Toward Global Warming."
We must not provide the federal government with new powers to regulate businesses that would lead to at least hundreds of dollars of new expenses per household each year and more likely to thousands of dollars of new expenses per year.
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Please copy the following letter, fill in the appropriate spaces, and email it to your congressman/congresswoman
Dear Congressman/Congresswoman ____________:
I strongly urge you to oppose the so-called American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES). Even if this bill’s emission targets are achieved, it would have virtually no impact on global temperatures because other countries are not compelled to do the same. Rather than enacting this flawed bill and its massive expansion of the federal bureaucracy, I encourage you to call on the Obama administration to negotiate an international treaty that requires all nations to participate equally to address climate concerns.
ACES would adversely impact the economic and energy security of the United States. The bill's aggressive emissions reduction mandate will limit the amount of energy available to run our economy, and fails to provide any assurance that substitute "green" energy will be available. This will mean energy shortages and high energy prices, resulting in higher prices for just about everything at a time when our economy is already struggling.
The cap-and-trade provisions in this legislation represent a massive new energy tax on American consumers. Without intense government oversight, its trading provisions will create new opportunities for market manipulation and further inflate the bill’s enormous price tag.
Other sections of ACES will require a massive expansion of the federal government. Its new federal programs represent an intrusion into, and control over, the lives of every American. For example, it creates a set of federal building codes that would impose limits on the way we construct our homes and business. Its transportation planning section will open the door for environmental groups and others to second guess every state and local road-building project in America. The legislation even imposes efficiency mandates for hot tubs and office water coolers. It is not the proper role of the federal government to exercise this level of control over the lives of Americans.
Instead, we should focus on an international treaty that addresses the climate issue in a way that sets real, enforceable targets for all nations. In the meantime, we should devote resources to research and development that will allow us to deploy clean energy technologies in the future.
I urge you to oppose the American Clean Energy and Security Act.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
If you're unfamiliar with Cap and Trade, please educate yourselves ASAP:
Cap and Trade
It is so important that as Americans, we oppose this corrupt and dishonest bill. I understand that some of our family and friends may disagree with us, politically. Please understand that this is not a political arguement.
The following is from JBS.org:
Oppose the Cap and Trade ‘Tax’ Increase Bill, H.R. 2454
“[U]nder my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket.” -- Barack Obama
An expensive new “tax” bill will be considered on the floor of the House as early as this Friday, June 26. This bill is known as the “American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009,” H.R. 2454, also known as the Waxman-Markey climate change bill.
Most Americans know this bill as a “cap-and-trade” bill for the purpose of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and global warming by creating a system of pollution permits that energy companies must buy before releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
There are several very important reasons for Americans to oppose this bill:
(1) At exactly the time when more and more Americans are realizing that our federal government is out of control, this bill would establish a whole new unconstitutional activity of the federal government and give it yet another regulatory tool for increasing the cost of doing business, which would necessarily translate into higher costs for consumers.
(2) This bill would lead to increased expenses for American households of thousands of dollars per year. A recent Congressional Budget Office report estimated that the cost per household would be as little as $175 per year. However, the Heritage Foundation has responded with “CBO Grossly Underestimates Costs of Cap and Trade,” in which they point out that the CBO study assumes nearly 100% of the increased costs for businesses will be rebated to consumers by the federal government (when has this ever happened?) and omits consideration of negative impacts on the economy of thousands of dollars per household per year. Bottom line, don’t rely on the CBO report to be an accurate forecast of the additional costs you’ll be paying each year due to this cap and trade bill. For additional analysis of the Waxman-Markey cap and trade bill, see "The Waxman-Markey Global Warming Bill: Is the Economic Pain Justified by the Environmental Gain?"
(3) The whole reason for existence of the expensive cap and trade scheme in H.R. 2454 is based on the global warming myth that man’s activities are producing significant temperature increases. Take a cold bath in reality by reading "A Cooling Trend Toward Global Warming."
We must not provide the federal government with new powers to regulate businesses that would lead to at least hundreds of dollars of new expenses per household each year and more likely to thousands of dollars of new expenses per year.
********
Please copy the following letter, fill in the appropriate spaces, and email it to your congressman/congresswoman
Dear Congressman/Congresswoman ____________:
I strongly urge you to oppose the so-called American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES). Even if this bill’s emission targets are achieved, it would have virtually no impact on global temperatures because other countries are not compelled to do the same. Rather than enacting this flawed bill and its massive expansion of the federal bureaucracy, I encourage you to call on the Obama administration to negotiate an international treaty that requires all nations to participate equally to address climate concerns.
ACES would adversely impact the economic and energy security of the United States. The bill's aggressive emissions reduction mandate will limit the amount of energy available to run our economy, and fails to provide any assurance that substitute "green" energy will be available. This will mean energy shortages and high energy prices, resulting in higher prices for just about everything at a time when our economy is already struggling.
The cap-and-trade provisions in this legislation represent a massive new energy tax on American consumers. Without intense government oversight, its trading provisions will create new opportunities for market manipulation and further inflate the bill’s enormous price tag.
Other sections of ACES will require a massive expansion of the federal government. Its new federal programs represent an intrusion into, and control over, the lives of every American. For example, it creates a set of federal building codes that would impose limits on the way we construct our homes and business. Its transportation planning section will open the door for environmental groups and others to second guess every state and local road-building project in America. The legislation even imposes efficiency mandates for hot tubs and office water coolers. It is not the proper role of the federal government to exercise this level of control over the lives of Americans.
Instead, we should focus on an international treaty that addresses the climate issue in a way that sets real, enforceable targets for all nations. In the meantime, we should devote resources to research and development that will allow us to deploy clean energy technologies in the future.
I urge you to oppose the American Clean Energy and Security Act.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
