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Duke Energy CEO: Cap-and-Trade Plan Would Raise Electric Rates 40%
The Wall Street Journal ^
| February 27, 2009
| Stephen Power
Posted on 02/27/2009 5:10:36 PM PST by St. Louis Conservative
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This is one of the worst, most asinine aspects of Obama's budget.
To: St. Louis Conservative
I think it’s hard to narrow down but yeah, this one is bad. He will destroy the middle class. His plan is working.
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posted on
02/27/2009 5:13:26 PM PST
by
nobama08
To: St. Louis Conservative
So that means, here in Arizona, for my 1100s.f home, my summer bill will be what, 300-400 per month????
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posted on
02/27/2009 5:14:22 PM PST
by
hsmomx3
(GO STEELERS!!!!!!!!!!!!)
To: St. Louis Conservative; WL-law; Genesis defender; proud_yank; FrPR; enough_idiocy; Desdemona; ...
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posted on
02/27/2009 5:15:07 PM PST
by
steelyourfaith
(How many face lifts were required before the Speaker began speaking from her anal orifice?)
To: St. Louis Conservative; OKSooner; honolulugal; Killing Time; Beowulf; Mr. Peabody; RW_Whacko; ...
Click on POGW graphic for full GW rundown
GREENIE WATCH
Ping me if you find one I've missed.
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posted on
02/27/2009 5:20:38 PM PST
by
xcamel
(The urge to save humanity is always a false front for the urge to rule it. - H. L. Mencken)
To: St. Louis Conservative
This does nothing for the environment but it could finish off the middle class of Amerika.
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posted on
02/27/2009 5:22:01 PM PST
by
BipolarBob
(Even the earth is bipolar.)
To: hsmomx3
I've got 3900 sq ft to deal with here in Idaho. My January gas bills are around $300. When the hot weather arrives, the gas bill drops to under $10/month, but the electric bill soars to $300...along with the water bill. A 40% will be just peachy. I think the windows will be open and we'll be making the basement our low energy refuge during hot weather. I didn't touch any of my wood pile this winter. It's still there to offset heating needs in the winter.
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posted on
02/27/2009 5:22:15 PM PST
by
Myrddin
To: St. Louis Conservative
Regressive tax on the poor.
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posted on
02/27/2009 5:23:11 PM PST
by
keepitreal
(Obama brings change: an international crisis (terrorism) within 6 months)
To: St. Louis Conservative
The best thing that can happen is for Obama do what he said he wants to do and further keep America’s head under water. It’s the only way to fully expose how deadly leftist ideas are. There are tons of morons educated by the 60’s radicals that believe whta obama believe. Let Obama put it into action so these morons can see how wrong they really are as America plunges into a depression. The Dems will never win another election again assuming the PUBES finally stick to their free market ideals.
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posted on
02/27/2009 5:25:50 PM PST
by
MAD-AS-HELL
(How does one win over terrorists? KILL them with UNKINDNESS)
To: St. Louis Conservative
Well, this is an excellent proposal. Because Obama will stick it to the nasty, evil polluting companies, who will pick up the tab out of guilt, or maybe to goodness of their own hearts. Consumers won't pay a thing. Right?
It'll be sunshine and rainbows for everyone, everywhere.
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posted on
02/27/2009 5:31:15 PM PST
by
wbill
To: St. Louis Conservative
America wanted CHANGE... They are going to get it..
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posted on
02/27/2009 5:32:08 PM PST
by
hosepipe
(This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole....)
To: MAD-AS-HELL
I understand what you are saying and how you feel. I am tempted to hope all the asinine ideas this Administration is proposing become reality just so I can say to my liberal family members “see I told you so” when they fail.
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posted on
02/27/2009 5:33:32 PM PST
by
pepperdog
(The world has gone crazy.)
To: St. Louis Conservative
So I couldn’t sleep last night and tuned into Coast to Coast. There was a guest talking about privacy rights...she suggested that many states want residents to let power providers turn off certain appliances in homes “as needed”. Those who have tried it have hated it...air conditioners going off for hours during the summer and the like.
She said the government will implement a “carrot and stick” approach, and raise rates tremendously and then “discover” a way to reduce them...if people would just let Nanny State take over control of their power usage.
I am usually allergic to conspiracy theories, but this article makes me wonder.
Liberals must be filled with such ugliness to lust for control over the lives of others.
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posted on
02/27/2009 5:34:46 PM PST
by
LostInBayport
(When more than 98% of the Republicans on Capitol Hill vote against a bill, it is not bipartisan.)
To: Myrddin
At least you have much cooler weather than we do. I see so many things (i.e. tax increases) being proposed this week that will force people out of jobs, homes, and then where does everyone go?
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posted on
02/27/2009 5:35:47 PM PST
by
hsmomx3
(GO STEELERS!!!!!!!!!!!!)
To: MAD-AS-HELL
I agree. Until the patient knows he is sick, he won’t take his medicine.
I consider my suffering in the upcoming years as my patriotic duty, in order to allow the dolts around me to figure out how screwed up the Big O is.
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posted on
02/27/2009 5:44:16 PM PST
by
Mr Rogers
(Obama - Making Jimmy Carter look like a giant!)
To: Mr Rogers
No taxes on people who earn under $ 250,000.00 . Unless you drive a car, use electricity or fuel oil.
To: St. Louis Conservative
Mr. Obama's proposal, which was released Thursday, projects that the U.S. government could raise roughly $645 billion from taxpayers by auctioning off emissions credits between 2012, when the system would kick in, and 2019.Sorry, I just had to edit this. Truth, justice, the American way, etc.
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posted on
02/27/2009 6:05:43 PM PST
by
upchuck
(I'm glad I'm old. Thus I can remember when America was a decent, moral, God fearing country.)
To: Myrddin
You will have to pay to be in the cap and trade program in order to emit greenhouse gases from your chimney.
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posted on
02/27/2009 6:07:53 PM PST
by
csmusaret
(You can't spell Democrat without R-A-T.)
To: keepitreal
“Regressive tax on the poor.”
Wrong, they will be compensated by tax credits on taxes that they don’t pay:)
Actually, I read that the “credits” mentioned above will phase out at the 105K tax return level - those people are “wealthy” enough to take care of themselves...
I hate this sh**. Reading this stuff every day may actually be making me physically ill. And to think that this is month 2 of 48.
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posted on
02/27/2009 6:09:00 PM PST
by
The Antiyuppie
("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.")
To: csmusaret
You will have to pay to be in the cap and trade program in order to emit greenhouse gases from your chimney. Just how would that be quantified? I don't make a fire in the fireplace very often. It happens on a few cold nights when we have nothing else going on and time to enjoy a good movie in front of the fire.
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posted on
02/27/2009 6:12:46 PM PST
by
Myrddin
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