Cap'n Trade sez: "Time to keelhaul yer economy!"
Posted on 10/13/2009 12:01:03 PM PDT by newbie2008
Senators Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and John Kerry (D-Mass.) introduced draft legislation of a cap and trade bill with slightly more stringent near-term carbon reduction targets and Kerry's message was simple: The recession worked so well to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, let's keep it going. Senators from both sides of the aisle expressed concerns about the target but Kerry argued since the recession gave us a head start on greenhouse gas reduction, we can kill the economy some more.
"Let me emphasize something very strongly as we begin this discussion. The United States has already this year alone achieved a 6 percent reduction in emissions simply because of the downturn in the economy, so we are effectively saying we need to go another 14 percent."
In other words, 10 percent unemployment is the new norm, says the Heritage Foundation:
It took a year for the United States to reach 10 percent unemployment through the financial meltdown and the housing crisis. If the trade off is a 6 percent reduction in emissions for a 3.5 percent reduction in unemployment in one year alone, we could get to a 20 percent reduction in carbon dioxide by October 2011 and push the unemployment rate to 18 percent. On the bright side, we'd still be below Spain's 19.3 percent.
(Excerpt) Read more at ncpa.org ...
“”Let me emphasize something very strongly as we begin this discussion. The United States has already this year alone achieved a 6 percent reduction in emissions simply because of the downturn in the economy, so we are effectively saying we need to go another 14 percent.” “
Translation: Your misery is our goal.
“Except for my wife and I with our seven houses and private jet trips. I mean from you little people.”
The Founding Fathers are spinning in their graves knowing that such an idiot has any political clout in our government. He's not qualified to run a snowball stand and his only discernable talent is getting rich women to marry him.
Idiot
not you, Newbie
We better hope there’s global warming, because next year’s fuel costs to heat our homes will be “astronomical”!
These dangerous lunatics need to be turned out of office before they’ve destroyed what’s left of the American economy.
Boxer and Kerry.... mucking Forons....
Is that Cap’n Trade?
Cap'n Trade sez: "Time to keelhaul yer economy!"
Yarghh, with me trusty hockey stick, I’ll be the scourge of capitalism.
I envision a day, when we will no longer use divisive terms like “turd world” to describe a country of our fellow humans. I envision a day, when there will only be One World, United, with Peace, and Justice for all! I envision a day, when US Americans will join WITH the oppressed brethren and sisthren of the world in OPPOSING the GREED and VANITY of such a world order that would divide one world into three, black into white, red man getin a chance man.
Ichabod, check your meds. I think they slipped a blue pill in there.
You’re right !
I just didn’t think it would have been this easy!
Your pic begs for a caption like “I’m with Stupid.”
If we put the new guy in as president, we can just cry "racism" every time they oppose us!
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