StrangerThan
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Just curious as to the general thoughts on the legislation under consideration. There's a lot of fear running around that some areas of the country are going to be facing increased power rates if we implement a cap and trade system. I personally don't like the carbon credit bullshit myself. It is nothing more than a way to assuage guilt while continuing to do the things one preaches need to stop. Some on the story here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090426/ap_on_go_co/us_gore_v_gingrich;_ylt=AneFEb9jGVctxjG6gqv9llEEtbAF Gore seems... particularly arrogant in that recap. Maybe that's just my impression though. Like most things in life, I find areas I can agree with him, and areas where I think his stance is one where he is quite willing for others to suffer as long as he does not. So do we need it? If so, why? Is a cap and trade system better than simply renovating older plants with new technology to reduce said emissions? Again, if so, why? In the promise of no new taxes on the less fortunate, is a cap and trade system simply a matter of swapping dollars from one barrel to the next in order to get the money anyway in one form or another? Is enacting legislation that will increase prices on some in an already battered economy that has fewer people working anyway, a good thing?
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