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June 26, 2009
Massive Tax Increase – Cap and Trade Bill – Vote Today or Tomorrow
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) is pushing for a vote on her ‘legacy bill’ H.R. 2454 today or tomorrow even though all her arm-twisting and promises have not currently produced enough ‘yes’ votes. This bill is also known as “The American Clean Energy and Security Act," and the Waxman-Markey plan. The vote will be V-E-R-Y close and we have an opportunity to convince our Pennsylvania Congressmen that this is not a good idea.
What will this bill do? According to the ‘Title’ on the bill, it is “To create clean energy jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce global warming pollution and transition to a clean energy economy.” They always have nice sounding titles, but the reality is something quite different.
The 1,200-plus page Waxman-Markey climate change legislation is nothing more than an energy tax in disguise that by 2035 will raise:
- Gasoline prices by 58 percent
- Natural gas prices by 55 percent
- Home heating oil by 56 percent
- Worst of all, electricity prices by 90 percent
The average family-of-four costs rise by $2,979 per year. In the year 2035 alone, the cost is $4,609. And the costs per family for the whole energy tax aggregated from 2012 to 2035 are $71,493.
Additionally these increased costs will kill jobs and kill our economy by forcing many businesses to relocate, outsource jobs overseas or even close their doors altogether.
If concerned, these are the steps you can take:
1.) Contact your Congressman and ask him or her to vote “No on H.R. 2454 – the Cap and Trade Bill.” Click here for contact information.
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