Posted on 06/30/2009 7:27:20 PM PDT by metmom
After a "Buy American" provision in the stimulus bill triggered a tit-for-tat with Canada, President Obama is warning fellow Democrats to think twice about another "protectionist" measure in the House-passed climate change bill.
The climate bill that passed the House last week on a 219-212 vote includes a provision to impose tariffs -- starting in 2020 -- on imports from countries that don't have a system for limiting global warming pollution.
The provision was pushed as a way to keep the U.S. competitive with other countries that haven't imposed rules to reduce carbon emissions and promote clean energy.
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Indeed, I think Obama would prefer them to adopt more of a "kowtowist" or a "suckupist" measure instead.
He lies.
Come on, the North Koreans just have a “sustainable” lifestyle.
Obama prefers the anti-protectionist approach. He wants to slap a 14% tax on oil and gas that Americans pull out of the Gulf of Mexico, but not on the oil and gas Mexicans pull out of the Gulf, thus effectively increasing the profit margin of Mexican oil and gas by an additional 14% of market price.
Good article. I just can’t believe that the nowhere man krugman had the nerve to write the piece and expect people to believe him.
Good article. I just can’t believe that the nowhere man krugman had the nerve to write the piece and expect people to believe him.
Just to make everything “fair”, you aren’t going to get out of paying more taxes by buying foreign made stuff. Just great.
Let’s just say, there are OTHER ways of getting out of paying more taxes. :)
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