| The More Americans Know About Cap-and-Tax, The More They Oppose It |
 
Kansas City Star: “Cap and trade too costly … Mandatory cap-and-trade will result in increased energy costs for all sectors of our economy — including agriculture — which will be among the hardest hit. … If this legislation passes in the Senate, American farmers would face at least a $5 billion a year loss in net farm income due to increased cost for fuel, fertilizer and other inputs. … We must reduce our dependence on foreign oil and develop cleaner sources of energy, but our senators cannot turn their backs on those of us who depend upon affordable and reliable energy inputs.” (Platte Co. Farm Bureau President, 7/28/09) McLeod County (MN) Chronicle: “Urge senators to vote against 'Cap and Trade' bill … It is commonly known as the "Cap and Trade" bill, but I prefer to call it the "Cap and Tax" bill, because that's what it is, a massive energy tax in disguise. … This bill will kill millions of jobs. It will sharply raise energy prices; electricity 90 percent, gasoline 58 percent, and natural gas 55 percent by 2035. Companies will be forced to outsource manufacturing jobs; free trade will be hurt by this bill. It will cost the American family nearly $3,000 a year in added energy costs. This bill will rewrite the American standard of living. This bill is a massive power grab by the federal government.” (Letter-to-the-Editor, 7/29/09) The Free Lance-Star: “This nasty little bill promises to wreak havoc on Virginia's businesses and consumers alike while threatening thousands of jobs in southwest Virginia. In the face of the worst recession since the Great Depression, this bill would levy the largest energy tax in history, raising the price of electricity and consumer goods across the board. … It is a job killer in a state where even Gov. Kaine has stated that Virginia is too dependent on coal for energy to imagine a near-term future without it. … This bill threatens considerable harm to the U.S. and the Virginia economy while doing little or nothing to mitigate global warming.” (Letter-to-the-Editor, 7/29/09) The Advocate: “Tell Landrieu to reject cap-trade … The proposed cap-and-trade legislation will gut well-paying oil and gas jobs in Louisiana. The jobs will be in our refineries, fabrication shops, oilfield-service companies, oil companies, ports and related industries. This bill will surely bankrupt the state and its people. … Cap-and-trade is not the answer. … The cap-and-trade bill will stymie the oil-and-gas industry and raise the price of gasoline, natural gas and heating oil. Every household in Louisiana will see an increase in energy cost. Lots of Louisiana households will have to deal with pink slips.” (Randolph Blackburn, geologist; 7/29/09) Duluth News Tribune: “Cap and trade punishes economy with little benefit … Cap and trade will severely punish our economy and not accomplish any meaningful global carbon dioxide reduction. China already exceeds our emissions and is building a new coal-fired power plant every 10 days. India and Brazil will surpass us soon, also. About 70 percent of our electricity is generated at low cost by coal. Newer plants with electronic precipitators are very clean. There’s also research on clean coal; reserves of coal are good for several centuries. Why dump this great energy source? Natural gas reserves are good if we drill off-shore. Gas is more valuable for home heating or auto fuel rather than for power plants. Oil is most valuable for many purposes. The U.S. has an estimated 75 billions barrels of oil and 1.2 trillion to 1.8 trillion barrels in oil shale. … Canada is now recovering oil from oil sands; we should be able to recover oil from our plentiful shale.” (Letter-to-the-Editor, 7/29/09) Lexington News: “[The cap-and-trade] makes no sense even if you believe the temperature is going to average 110 degrees. China and India will not hogtie themselves with silly taxes and useless regulations the way Chandler wants to hogtie the United States. The end result is the diminution of our standard of living and more government power over our lives.” (Letter-to-the-Editor, 7/29/09) News-Leader: “Cap and trade will hike costs, drive jobs away from U.S. … Another provision provides unemployment benefits for three years to anyone laid off by this "job creation" bill. … Refineries will close and companies will import gas too. And just as a sidebar, we import most of our oil from Canada and Mexico, not the Middle East. … In short, having to pay a fictitious "carbon credit" will motivate companies to close their plants in the U.S., and move to countries that aren't trying to kill themselves. The cap and trade bill rations energy. When we produce less of it, the price goes up.” (Op-Ed, 7/21/09) The San Luis Obispo Tribune: “No cap and trade … We know enough of the highlights of this 1,201-page travesty to know it is an out-and-out power grab. … Please, fellow citizens, call write, fax or e-mail senators Boxer and Feinstein and tell them no on this legislation that will curtail many of your liberties and could literally strangle the U.S. economy. Human society flourishes when government protects individual rights and allows free markets to work. … The passage of this legislation will rope and tie you in the pursuit of your American dream.” (Letter-to-the-Editor, 7/29/09) Muskegon Chronicle: “The reasons why we need to contact our senators to stop the "cap and trade" energy bill are clear. Energy prices will skyrocket, driving up prices on American made goods. This will decrease American exports resulting in lost jobs. Small businesses will be the hardest hit and many will close, increasing unemployment. While campaigning, Obama said "Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket." Economists agree and say energy costs will skyrocket, almost doubling electricity rates, increasing gasoline and natural gas prices by 50 percent. The Wall Street Journal called it the largest tax increase in American history.” (Letter-to-the-Editor, 7/28/09)
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