Kill the Energy Tax: Call The Following Representatives...

By Adam Waldeck on May 6, 2009 5:12 PM
Currently being debated in Congress is a "Cap and Trade" bill.

Wrapped in the façade of saving the planet, it's an energy tax that would increase your household energy bill by $3,100.

The other week, Newt testified against this bill, trying to persuade the Chairman, Rep. Henry Waxman, that we don't need to punish the American people with more energy taxes.

If you believe that we can have both a good economy and a good environment, and you want to stop this disastrous energy tax, please call the Representatives listed below.

They have the ability to stop this bill.

Please tell them they must.

... Get the phone numbers: http://www.americansolutions.com/take-action/2009/05/kill-the-energy-tax-call-the-following-representatives.php

NBCC Study Finds Waxman-Markey Reduces GDP by $350 Billion: New study finds Waxman-Markey could cost 2.5 million U.S. jobs by 2030 and reduce earnings

WASINGTION — Today, in anticipation of Friday’s House Energy and Commerce Committee vote on the Waxman-Markey legislation, the National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) released a new study that determines the potential economic impacts of the federal cap-and-trade system outlined in the bill. Compiled by CRA International, the analysis determines that by 2030 the law would:

• reduce national GDP roughly $350 billon below the baseline level;
• cut net employment by 2.5 million jobs (even after accounting for new “green” jobs); and
• reduce earnings for the average U.S. worker by $390 per year.

... Read more: http://www.nationalbcc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=1&Itemid=7

Help Us Stop The National Energy Tax!

Washington, D.C. -
With the economy on shaky ground, you would think your elected officials in Washington, D.C. would try and find ways to ease the tax burden on hardworking Americans. Unfortunately, the powers that be on the far Left have other ideas.

President Obama is actively working with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to appease the radical environmentalists by imposing a “cap and trade” scheme to combat supposedly man-made climate change. But this effort to curb carbon-based emissions would not only be ineffective, it would cost all of us dearly every time we flip on a light switch or fill up our gas tank.

... Read more: http://www.freedomworks.org/press-releases/help-us-stop-the-national-energy-tax

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'Everyone Agrees': Waxman-Markey Will Increase Consumer Costs

By Steven Everley on May 18, 2009 1:40 PM

In the ongoing saga revolving around the cost of cap-and-trade to the American economy, those of us saying it will increase costs and questioning whether the government would actually rebate the money were seconded by the most unlikely of individuals:  The chairman of the House Ways & Means Committee, Charles Rangel (D-NY).

 

You might recall the words of Rep. John Dingell (D-MI), the former head of the Energy & Commerce committee, who said in April:  "Nobody in this country realizes that cap and trade is a tax, and it's a great big one."

... Read more: http://www.americansolutions.com/energy/2009/05/everyone-agrees-waxman-markey-will-increase-consumer-costs.php

'Cap-and-Trade' Bill on the fast track

Democrats Are Fast-Tracking Nearly 1,000-Page 'Cap-and-Trade' Bill That Would Increase Electricity Bills
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
By Matt Cover

(CNSNews.com) – Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee put their cap and trade global warming bill--that would increase U.S. energy prices, including electricity bills--on the fast track Monday. Republicans, meanwhile, are complaining that the expedited process is designed to avoid well-informed public debate about what the bill will do and its consequences for American consumers.

... Read more: http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=48290