Posted by
Catmman on Friday, March 30, 2007 2:33:44 PM
All of the initiatives of the climate change alarmists are being implemented, one at a time. The science doesn't matter, liberty and freedom are the targets. Mark my words.
Don't believe me? Lets' look at what's already in the works across the nation.
Our first stop is in Boulder CO. Read this: Nation’s First ‘Carbon Tax’
City of Boulder voters approved Initiative 202, the Climate Action Plan Tax, in the November election, making this the first time in the nation that a municipal government will impose an energy tax on its residents to directly combat global warming. The tax will be collected by the local electric utility company based on the amount of electricity used.
Next we hear from more energy tax advocates: CO2 Tax Could Cut Emissions and Reduce Other Taxes, Economists Say
When you read that, it's pretty easy to pick out what the real object of the exercise is but the last paragraph really hits it:
Mankiw said he would support carbon and gasoline taxes, even if science proved that global warming was not linked to CO2 emissions, because of the impact such taxes would have on other externalities such as urban congestion and vehicle accident rates.
So even if mankind isn't responsible for GW, we need the taxes anyway for "other externalities."
Finally, more Washington political smoke and mirrors: Bill to Ban Regular Light Bulbs Introduced in House.
As Cybercast News Service reported last week, Rep. Don Manzullo (R-Ill.) and Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) held a news conference Wednesday calling for more efficient lighting options, and Manzullo said "the last thing we want to do is force legislation down people's throats."
One day later, Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) introduced legislation that would set target dates for certain types of light bulbs to be prohibited for sale in the United States. - emphasis mine.
And this: Cuba two years ago began phasing out incandescent light bulbs in a reported bid to ease the strain on the communist-ruled island's overtaxed electricity grid. Following Havana's example, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez last November launched a program to distribute millions of energy-saving bulbs, for free, to the country's citizens.
Folks, when anyone holds up Cuba or Venezuela as examples the United States should follow, we're in trouble. One thing that gets me is that no one is concerned that Cuba can't produce enough energy to run a conventional light bulb!
Government agencies at all levels want to control what you do and they want you to pay more for doing it. I was ridiculed by a environmental economist who said I was incorrect in my assertion that if we don't change our behavior, the government will end up forcing us anyway.
Seems like I've made my case beyond a reasonable doubt.