Jul 03 2009

Carbon Capping, Corporate Welfare

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The Wall Street Journal has this on the extreme folly of the recently passed Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade scheme and the political rent-seeking orgy that was involved:

Meanwhile, Congress had to bribe every business or interest that could afford a competent lobbyist. Carbon permits are valuable, yet the House says only 28% of the allowances would be auctioned off; the rest would be given away. In March, White House budget director Peter Orszag told Congress that “If you didn’t auction the permit, it would represent the largest corporate welfare program that has ever been enacted in the history of the United States.”

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Jul 01 2009

“Time vs. Truth When it Comes to Cap and Trade”

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Heritage Foundation scholar Dr. David Kreutzer has an important blog post up about TIME magazine’s misleading take on cap-and-trade. Check it out, and while you’re at it, remember TIME has a history of overdoing things.

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Jun 30 2009

Cross-Dressing Capitalism: Global Warming

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The good folks at OpposingViews.com — a great site you must check out — have taken some of our thoughts on where our nation is going with respect to capitalism. We argue “Democrats are dressing up socialism in free market clothes” and relate it to last week’s global warming bill:

This climate bill hides its extensive costs behind the veneer of free market rhetoric. The scheme’s proponents have long known Americans are unlikely to support a massive new energy tax – especially in this hard economic time — so they claim this government-imposed cap on greenhouse gas emissions isn’t a tax. Instead, backers argue, it’s a system through which credits can be bought or sold in a market function.

But the emissions market wouldn’t be free at all; lawmakers have already begun to rig the program, picking winners and losers and earmarking favored industries who would, in the case of the House bill, get their emission credits free of charge.

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman lifted the veil on the political strategy behind cap-and-trade, explaining that legislators’ affinity for the bill was derived from the fact that it “doesn’t use the word ‘tax’ — even though it amounts to one.”

Thanks to OpposingViews.com for the chance to share our thoughts with a sizable audience.

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Jun 30 2009

Going Green, The Wrong Way

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Taco Bell’s New Green Menu Takes No Ingredients From Nature

As always, nice work from The Onion (America’s Finest News Source!)

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Jun 30 2009

EPA Researcher Speaks Out

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Jun 30 2009

Is There Hope Yet To Kill Cap and Trade?

Despite a great effort, a largely-Democratic effort squeaked through a successful vote on economy-crashing global warming language Friday. IBD has reason for hope, though, arguing the picture is much rosier in the Senate:

Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma is confident that Waxman-Markey will die in the Senate, and House GOP Leader John Boehner of Ohio sees an unfortunate precedent for the Democrats in this bill.

Early in the Clinton administration, the House passed by an almost identical 219-213 vote the infamous Btu tax — a levy on each unit of energy consumed. The tax would have been assessed on the energy content of all fossil fuels as measured in Btu, or British thermal units.It died in the Senate and was used as a campaign issue as the GOP regained control of the House for the first time in 40 years.

Far from being morose, the GOP mood after Friday’s vote was almost giddy. “On the floor, it felt like we won,” said Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma. After the final gavel fell, Republicans were chanting, “Btu, Btu.”

“A lot of Democrat members got burned on that vote,” Boehner said. Something tells us they, and eight Republicans, may get burned on this one too.

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Jun 29 2009

This week’s cartoon: Postage Due America!

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“Cap and trade only costs a postage stamp a day,” seemed to be the sound bite of choice last week among Waxman-Markey advocates.  Of course, numbers from Heritage Foundation and CRA International paint a much grimmer picture for middle American families.  Here’s this week’s cartoon:

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Jun 29 2009

The Great Global Warming Wealth Transfer

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Jun 27 2009

Did Your Representative Vote For The Biggest Tax Increase In U.S. History?

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As we’ve noted, yesterday brought the troubling news that Members of the House of Representatives narrowly passed the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill.

Some have called it the largest tax increase in U.S. history, and some have called it an economic suicide note. The policy of cap-and-trade is indeed disastrous, and for whatever their reason, here is the quick list of House Members who voted to raise your taxes and take a sledgehammer to our economy.

It may be worth asking them why:

  • Neil Abercrombie voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Gary Ackerman voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • John Adler (NJ) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Rob Andrews voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Joe Baca voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Brian Baird voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Tammy Baldwin voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Melissa Bean voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Xavier Becerra voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Shelly Berkley voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Howard Berman voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Rob Bishop (GA) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Tim Bishop (NY) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Earl Blumenauer voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • John Boccieri voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Mary Bono Mack voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Leonard Boswell voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Rick Boucher voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Allen Boyd voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Robert Brady (PA) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Bruce Braley (IA) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Corrine Brown voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • G.K. Butterfield voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Lois Capps voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Michael Capuano voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Dennis Cardoza voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Russ Carnahan voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Andre Carson (IN) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Mike Castle voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Kathy Castor (FL) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Ben Chandler voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Yvette Clarke voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Lacy Clay voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Emanuel Cleaver voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • James Clyburn voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Steve Cohen voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Gerry Connolly (VA) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • John Conyers voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Jim Cooper voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Joe Courtney voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Joseph Crowley voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Henry Cuellar voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Elijah Cummings voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Susan Davis (CA) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Danny Davis (IL) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Diana DeGette voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Bill Delahunt voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Rosa DeLauro voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Norm Dicks voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • John Dingell voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Horace Doggett voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Mike Doyle voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Steve Driehaus voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Donna Edwards (MD) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Keith Ellison voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Eliot Engel voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Anna Eshoo voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Bob Etheridge voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Sam Farr voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Chaka Fattah voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Bob Filner voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Barney Frank (MA) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Marcia Fudge voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Gabrielle Giffords voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Charles Gonzalez voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Bart Gordon (TN) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Alan Grayson voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Al Green voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Gene Green voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Raul Grijalva voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Luis Gutierrez voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • John Hall (NY) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Halvorson voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Phil Hare voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Jane Harman voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Deborah Heinrich voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Brian Higgins voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Baron Hill voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Jim Himes voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Maurice Hinchey voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Ruben Hinojosa voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Mazie Hirono voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Paul Hodes voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Rush Holt voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Mike Honda voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Stenny Hoyer voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Jay Inslee voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Steve Israel voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Jess Jackson (IL) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Sheil Jackson-Lee (TX) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Hank Johnson (GA) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • E. B. Johnson voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Steve Kagen voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Paul Kanjorski voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Marcy Kaptur voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Patrick Kennedy voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Dale Kildee voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Carolyn Kilpatrick (MI) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Mary Jo Kilroy voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Ron Kind voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Steven Kirk voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Ron Klein (FL) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Suzanne Kosmas voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Frank Kratovil voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Leonard Lance voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Jim Langevin voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Rick Larsen (WA) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • John Larson (CT) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Barbara Lee (CA) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Sander Levin voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • John Lewis (GA) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Daniel Lipinski voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Frank LoBiondo voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Dave Loebsack voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Zoe Lofgren voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Nita Lowey voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Ray Luján voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Stephen Lynch voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Dan Maffei voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Carolyn Maloney voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Betsy Markey (CO) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Ed Markey (MA) authored the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Doris Matsui voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Carolyn McCarthy (NY) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Betty McCollum voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Jim McDermott voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • James McGovern voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • John McHugh voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Michael McMahon voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Jerry McNerney voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Kendrick Meek (FL) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Gregory Meeks (NY) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Michael Michaud voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Brad Miller (NC) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • George Miller voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Dennis Moore (KS) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Gwen Moore (WI) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Jim Moran (VA) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Chris Murphy (CT) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Scott Murphy (NY) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Patrick Murphy voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • John Murtha voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Jerrold Nadler (NY) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Grace Napolitano voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Richard Neal (MA) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • James Oberstar voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • David Obey voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • John Olver voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Frank Pallone voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Bill Pascrell voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Ed Pastor (AZ) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • John Payne voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Nancy Pelosi voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Ed Perlmutter voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Tom Perriello voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Gary Peters voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Collin Peterson voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Chellie Pingree (ME) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Jared Polis (CO) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • David Price (NC) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Thomas Quigley voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Charlie “Ethics” Rangel voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Dave Reichert voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Silvestre Reyes voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Laura Richardson voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Steve Rothman (NJ) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Lucille Roybal-Allard voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Dutch Ruppersberger voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Bobby Rush voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Tim Ryan (OH) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Linda Sánchez voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Loretta Sanchez voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • John Sarbanes voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Jan Schakowsky voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Mark Schauer voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Adam Schiff voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Kurt Schrader voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Allyson Schwartz voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • David Scott (GA) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Bobby Scott (VA) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Jose Serrano voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Joe Sestak voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Carol Shea-Porter voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Brad Sherman voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Heath Shuler voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Albio Sires voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Ike Skelton voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Louise Slaughter voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Chris Smith (NJ) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Adam Smith (WA) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Vic Snyder voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Zack Space voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Jackie Speier voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • John Spratt voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Bart Stupak voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Betty Sutton voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Elaine Tauscher voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Harry Teague voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Mike Thompson (CA) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Bennie Thompson (MS) voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • John Tierney voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Dina Titus voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Paul Tonko voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Edolphus Towns voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Niki Tsongas voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Chris Van Hollen voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Nydia Velázquez voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Tim Walz voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Debbie Wasserman Schultz voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Maxine Waters voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Diane Watson voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Melvin Watt voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Henry Waxman authored the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Anthony Weiner voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Peter Welch voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Robert Wexler voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • Lynn Woolsey voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • David Wu voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
  • John Yarmuth voted for the largest tax increase in U.S. history
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Jun 27 2009

Video: GOP Leader Tries To Stave Off Massive Global Warming Disaster-slash-Tax

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