Do you remember back in 2009? What the Democrats and Barry were proposing as their NEXT major legislative initiative? That was going to be Cap & Trade! They were going to artificially inflate the price of oil and gas in this country making the energy costs for American businesses increase dramatically.
Are you capable of understanding the threat fossil fuels pose to global health and prosperity? Conservatives worship the status quo, and they are slow to grasp the connection between public health and economic well-being.
Cap-and-trade: "Green Jobs" or Job Killer? - FactCheck.org
"The effect of any government program to limit carbon emissions would be to raise the price of burning carbon-based fuel, particularly coal and petroleum.
"That’s likely to cost jobs of coal miners and refinery workers, but that’s just a start. Any increase in energy costs acts as a drag on the overall economy, indirectly costing jobs in all sorts of other industries.
"On the other hand, there’s little doubt that carbon limits would increase demand for 'clean' energy produced by wind turbines and solar panels, and also for energy-conserving products such as insulation and services such as energy audits and weatherization of homes and businesses.
"The question then becomes, will the losses outnumber the gains?"
