[Pantera]

But the impact on consumers would be modest, provided the government returns the bulk of the money raised by a carbon cap-and-trade system to households, the analysis showed.

Redistribution strategy #3224... energy vouchers for Obama voters, 1000% increase in energy bills for productive citizens

[rbg81]

Yeah—and cable de-regulation cut rates. [/sarc]

[steelyourfaith]

EPA should be tarred and feathered. This is asinine.

 

Beam me to Planet Gore !

[Pearls Before Swine]

But the impact on consumers would be modest, provided the government returns the bulk of the money raised by a carbon cap-and-trade system to households, the analysis showed.

Insofar as it does this, the government will be instituting yet another tax transfer. You can bet that if you pay any reasonable amount of taxes, you'll be phased out of this "benefit."

[DLfromthedesert]

But we should be grateful for our measly tax cut from the un-president.

[1010RD]

Come see what our people-loving Democrats have done to our utility rates in Cook County.

[ElayneJ]

If that happens, the analysis showed the average American household would pay an extra $98 to $140 a year

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I’m thinking it’s going to be about that much more per month - not per year. In this region we have long, cold winters and fuel prices have already risen from last year.
But this was one of obama’s campaign promises, so no one should be surprised.

[RC one]

When you realize that CO2 is the end product of respiration you realize that what this amounts to is a tax on the air we breathe. And these dipsticks wonder why tea parties are gaining in popularity. Global warming is Al Gore’s way of getting even with everybody over the 2000 election. Global Warming = Al Gore’s revenge.

[dila813]

This is bull, then how would they fund their toys and there dreams of free money.

[steveab]

CO2, THE NEW TEA TAX