You thought the cost to fill up your kitchen or car was out of control... just wait.
The proposed energy tax plan -- a version of the failed European "cap and trade" global warming fiasco -- may cost families $1,800 yearly in higher utility bills, far exceeding his promised $800 a year tax cut for 95% of Americans.While campaigning, Obama admitted that his energy plan would cause electric bills to "skyrocket."And lest you think this is partisan spin, the baseline figures are from Obama's own people.Obama's official budget claims that his proposed energy tax would add $646 billion to energy costs over 8 years. But that's low-balling it.As the Washington Times reported:President Obama's climate plan could cost industry close to $2 trillion, nearly three times the White House's initial estimate of the so-called "cap-and-trade" legislation, according to Senate staffers who were briefed by the White House. . . .
At the meeting, Jason Furman, a top Obama staffer, estimated that the president's cap-and-trade program could cost up to three times as much as the administration's early estimate of $646 billion over eight years.Put another way, Furman estimates the cap-and-trade scheme will cost, on average, $250 billion annually. That estimate must be taken seriously because Furman is deputy director of Obama's National Economic Council.Obama says that these new taxes, which they do not dispute, will be partially offset by tax cuts of $800.00 for 95% of households (and yes, that is another phony use of "tax cut" which is actually a welfare check redistributed from taxpayers to the 42% of Americans who pay no taxes).
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Haase - For the record, I do not believe global warming is a hoax or a end of the world pandemic. This 'tax plan' could not slow it down and will increase pollution and suffering on the meek. I do know that the theory of global warming is often used as a political and social tool (for decades) for control over voter and world leader resource interests.
I think President Obama's has read a has a clear understanding of the horrific ramifications of what 'doing nothing' has done and will do.
Just the ideas of 'what to do' that have been presented to him are 'political, reactive and controlling based' hidden behind good intentions and 'minor reductions in the next few decades' that would be too little, too late to limit world suffering.
He NEEDs and IS ASKING for better plans, maybe this is a 'shot across the bow' to have the best ideas surface.
If this is the case, I would urge him and his staff to contact individuals like myself who have 'no conflicting or political interests'.
There are plans that will reduce pollution, use of fossil fuels and human suffering while increasing prosperity and natural resources throughout the global.
for over a decade I have presented plans for protecting people, the planet and energy without debate, conflict or even a negative comment on a post.
Quote - 'the true solution to a problem is a greater threat to a politician that the original problem.' (my dad)
The one thing right about the 'global warming' pandemic is the 'global' part. We have ever increasing 'global' environmental, health, safety and energy problems that prematurely take the lives of millions and any effort to stop and reduce this I will continue to support & report.
Continued plans to increase negative environmental impacts, suffering of the meek and use of finite natural and food resources for 'fuels' .... will always meet my resistance.