Posted on 07/13/2009 8:22:06 PM PDT by nomoremods
I am deeply concerned about President Obama's cap-and-trade energy plan, and I believe it is an enormous threat to our economy. It would undermine our recovery over the short term and would inflict permanent damage.
American prosperity has always been driven by the steady supply of abundant, affordable energy. Particularly in Alaska, we understand the inherent link between energy and prosperity, energy and opportunity, and energy and security. Consequently, many of us in this huge, energy-rich state recognize that the president's cap-and-trade energy tax would adversely affect every aspect of the U.S. economy.
There is no denying that as the world becomes more industrialized, we need to reform our energy policy and become less dependent on foreign energy sources. But the answer doesn't lie in making energy scarcer and more expensive! Those who understand the issue know we can meet our energy needs and environmental challenges without destroying America's economy.
Job losses are so certain under this new cap-and-tax plan that it includes a provision accommodating newly unemployed workers from the resulting dried-up energy sector, to the tune of $4.2 billion over eight years. So much for creating jobs.
In addition to immediately increasing unemployment in the energy sector, even more American jobs will be threatened by the rising cost of doing business under the cap-and-tax plan. For example, the cost of farming will certainly increase, driving down farm incomes while driving up grocery prices. The costs of manufacturing, warehousing and transportation will also increase.
The ironic beauty in this plan? Soon, even the most ardent liberal will understand supply-side economics.
The Americans hit hardest will be those already struggling to make ends meet. As the president eloquently puts it, their electricity bills will "necessarily skyrocket." So much for not raising taxes on anyone making less than $250,000 a year.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
the little 2 means there is another page.
Can America produce more of its own energy through strategic investments that protect the environment, revive our economy and secure our nation? Yes, we can. Just not with Barack Obama's energy cap-and-tax plan.
HAHA..SNAP..I hope Bambi was wearing dark pants when he read that.
Obama: Michelle, come here, hurry up, Sarah is being mean to me, she said mean things
She’s not waiting till she steps down....GO Sarah...
This is a great read go Sarah!
But But, according to the media she is a dummy, wait, according to the Elitist GOPers, she is a train wreck. If Sarah is a train wreck I wish I was a train wreck cause she is absolutely AWESOME. Sarah Palin, scaring the liberals to death since August 29th 2008
I’d like to see some more detail as to what she would propose (something a bit more specific than ‘drill here’ and ‘invest in energy’) - it’s one thing for her to hammer away at Obama for the next 3+ years, it’s another for her to hammer away at Obama AND present herself as a real alternative - but it’s one hell of a start. The best thing for Palin and this country would be if Palin emerged as something of a “shadow president” over the next few years, and this sort of stuff puts her well on her way.
Pimping Newt? Tell me again why he resigned. Sounds like he’s as much of a quitter as you seem to think Sarah is.
FIrst we get a judge to actually hear an Obama BC case now we get this from Sarah....A leader against cap and tax.....
WOO HOO! WOO HOO!
Note this op-ed is from the Washington Post. This particular dinosaur seems to be evolving, unlike that paper in New York, the name escapes me.
Beautiful inside as well as outside.......She understand the “principal of the salmon”
lol good one
What an interesting final touch.
BTW, Thanks for posting this article.
I’m sure she’ll get farther into details as she gets attacked. She’s just firing over the bow for now. Go, Sarah!
Oh, I’m sure she will too. I didn’t intend my original post as a criticism, but more of a “this is great, here’s how I think she can build off of it.”
I know. I didn’t take it that way.
What a spot on Op Ed!
I like that line but this one is a real gem for me.
Do we want to control our energy supply and its environmental impact? Or, do we want to outsource it to China, Russia and Saudi Arabia? Make no mistake: President Obama’s plan will result in the latter.
Why is it we never hear the enviromentalists complaining
about Chinese pollution, or Arabian oil spills?
Are there NO eviromental consequences from third world energy production? It’s like it’s all produced by magic
except in the USA.
Sarah is just getting started.
Sic’em Lady.
Gov. Palin recenly negotiated with TransCanada and ExxonMobil for the largest pipeline project.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.