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Here is a little bit of my take on all this horse-pucky:

If we correlate the per capita emissions of CO2 with the national income per capita we can get a very crude relationship between the standard of living in one country to another assuming the higher number demonstates more goods, services, etc., which use the additional energy. In 2002 the US per capita emissions of CO2 annually was 19.4839 tons per 1,000 persons. Reducing that by 80% would mean those 1,000 persons would be producing 3.89678 tons annually. In that year Romania produced 4.06309 tons per 1,000 and Jamaica produced 3.77182 tons.

So by reducing our per capita emissions of CO2 could possibly place the US in the neighborhood of Romania and Jamaica in national income. The average of these two countries national income in 2002 was 2,190.84. In 2002 the US national income per capita was 33,070.30. The only advantage I see to living in Jamaica is relaxing on the beach.

As an extreme usage of statistics ask how many of the people screaming to reduce CO2 by 80% would accept their standard of living to be reduced by 100 - (2190.84 / 33070.30) = 93.4%.

The datum come from the web site:
“http://www.nationmaster.com/index.php";

I can just see California dropping to the living standard of Romania.

Yeah the most drastic cuts don't come before 2020. The law may be quietly repealed before then as politicians are not in the habit of inflicting pain on the voters.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

Arnold is another elitist that has married into an elitist family that simply want to fool you so they can rule you!!!

Your analysis is precisely correct. It is Commonistic Socialism in an effort to "bring it all down man," like the Berkeley protester howled in the 1970's.

They want America and Americans brought down to the lowest common denominator as the ultimate in "Social Justice" through what you'll now hear them calling "Environmental Justice!"

This is also why they want to pull the rug out from under the war. They are just sick the 500 Billion Dollars have gone to fight "freedom fighters" whose only sin in their eyes is to try to bring the USA down just like they are, for "Economic and Social Justice!"

The former environmental minister of Canada has said words to the effect that: even if global warming being caused by human activity is a total farce, it's still useful in bringing about economic and social justice in the world!

So, yes, you are right! It is all "horse-pucky!" And just as stinky!!!