Black activist to Obama: Promote job growth by killing cap-and-trade

speroforum.com ^ | Monday, December 14, 2009 | David Almasi

[GonzoII]

Black activist to Obama: Promote job growth by killing cap-and-trade

As a candidate, Obama admitted that, under such a plan, "electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket"

Monday, December 14, 2009

If the White House jobs summit is more than a publicity stunt, says Deneen Borelli of the Project 21 black leadership network, Obama should abandon efforts to implement a cap-and-trade policy, as it would kill jobs.

"If Obama is sincere about finding ways to fix our country's employment crisis, he should start by putting the brakes on job-killing cap-and-trade legislation," said Deneen Borelli, a Project 21 fellow.

Obama is promoting today's summit as a gathering of experts to "jumpstart" hiring and create new jobs. Unemployment recently rose to 10.2 percent, the highest rate since 1983.

Commenting on Obama's upcoming trip to the COP-15 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen later this month, Borelli said: "President Obama will propose reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions 17 percent below 2005 levels to 'save the planet.' Tragically, even his own EPA administrator says this proposal would have no meaningful impact on the climate if done unilaterally, as he would. One thing it will do is have a devastating impact on jobs."

Cap-and-trade would limit the amount of emissions industry can release. It seeks to reduce consumption of traditional fossil fuels - such as coal, oil and natural gas - by making them more expensive. Higher costs will ultimately be borne by consumers and workers. As a candidate, Obama admitted that, under such a plan, "electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket."

Legislation to implement cap-and-trade in the U.S. passed Congress in June and a similar bill is pending in the Senate. The Heritage Foundation estimates that the House version would cause job losses of about 1.15 million jobs annually between 2012 and 2030 - rising to almost 2.5 million per year by 2035.

An international scandal currently rocking climate change science makes the need for such onerous policy increasingly questionable. Concerns about climate data manipulation, as exposed in recently-posted private e-mails among prominent climate researchers, has heightened the uncertainty about the scientific basis of the theory that mankind is causing severe global warming.

"I think it's irresponsible for Obama to continue to push a destructive energy agenda while there is a growing scandal in the scientific community that turns the underpinnings of cap-and-trade policy on its ear," Borelli noted. "How can the Obama Administration move forward in good faith while so many questions about this potential miscarriage of science remain unresolved?"

"With unemployment at 10.2 percent nationwide and food stamps feeding more than 36 million people, it's common sense to stop imposing new financial burdens on America that would kill jobs and cause more individuals to be enslaved by a reliance on government aid," said Borelli.

David Almasi is the Staff Director at Project 21, a voice of black conservatives since 1992, sponsored by the National Center for Public Policy Research.

Copyright © 2009 Spero

[GonzoII]

"With unemployment at 10.2 percent nationwide and food stamps feeding more than 36 million people, it's common sense to stop imposing new financial burdens on America that would kill jobs and cause more individuals to be enslaved by a reliance on government aid,"

There seems to be a lack thereof, Deneen.

[wac3rd]

No, Mr. Cloward and Mr. Piven disagree.

[RockinRight]

Are blacks turning on The One?

[MrB]

“Job growth” and “economic recovery” really aren’t terms that 0bama is really concerned about.

[henkster]

Deneen gets it. 0bama gets it, too, I think. It’s just that 0bama doesn’t care about creating American jobs or prosperity. In fact, he has no interest in promoting American prosperity.

[massgopguy]

If Obama was in Copenhagen today, he would have walked out with the rest of the African bloc.

[maxsand]

Just the other day I was saying “BLACK JOBS not GREEN JOBS.”

[ExTexasRedhead]

Behold Hope and Change RAT style:

This is really quite incredible. A visual depiction of unemployment, by County, for the entire United States, over the last 2.5 years.

Click the link, and then “Play” in the center of the MAP, and watch it change by month.

http://cohort11.americanobserver.net/latoyaegwuekwe/multimediafinal.html

DemoRAT destruction before your very eyes. Drain the sewer in 2010 and 2012.

[gathersnomoss]

“Are blacks turning on The One?”

That’s a good one!

[highlander_UW]

"If Obama is sincere about finding ways to fix our country's employment crisis, he should start by putting the brakes on job-killing cap-and-trade legislation," said Deneen Borelli, a Project 21 fellow.

Exactly...and when he doesn't will you have the integrity to conclude that he wasn't sincere?

[fullchroma]

Yup. He’s as concerned with “job growth” and “economic recovery as he is with “victory” in Afghanistan or Iraq.

[GraceG]

Obviously Deneen Borelli is a Uncle Tom who is being paid off by big oil.

/sarc

[MrB]

Blacks are the only group whose support for 0bama has actually gone UP since inauguration.

[henkster]

There are a fair number of decent options that could come out of Copenhagen right now. Option 1 is that the greed of African kleptocrats blows up the whole thing and nothing comes out of the conference. Option 2 is that the Europeans twist 0bama to agree to pay their bill for them, which he would gladly do. That would die in the Senate where they need 67 votes to ratify it, and even if the dems pick off Snowe and the other usual RINO suspects, they won’t get seven of them. In other words, the more nauseating they make the treaty, the less likely the US Senate will eat it.

[massgopguy]

“I COULDAH BEEN A CONTENDAH!” - Idi Amin

[dumpthelibs]

Deneen is a conservative who has been on Beck’s show, ergo she will get no ear time from Dumbo

[1776 Reborn]

“I think it's irresponsible for Obama to continue to push a destructive energy agenda while there is a growing scandal in the scientific community that turns the underpinnings of cap-and-trade policy on its ear,” Borelli noted. “How can the Obama Administration move forward in good faith while so many questions about this potential miscarriage of science remain unresolved?”

Wow, a classic an enemy of my enemy is my friend situation.

[Cicero]

Obama doesn’t even need to pass Cap & Tax. The EPA has already declared that carbon dioxide is a pollutant and will be penalized accordingly.

Coal mines will close, power costs will go up, and the Alaska gas pipeline may be killed from that alone.

I’m sure Zero would like to have support from congress to take the heat off of him, but he doesn’t really need it to kill the power system.

[kallisti]

Too funny.

[steelyourfaith]

 

Beam me to Planet Gore !