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Cap and Trade and the AGW Crowd’s Learning Curve

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A perfect example of why the global warming crowd is misguided. Forget the disputes about who is right or wrong on the idea of AGW or whatever it is called now. Seeking solutions to issues, real or imagined, through the government, aka politicians, is never a wise choice.

The title of the piece below from The Hill also muddies the water. It is not a matter of ‘consumers’ seeking changes to the laughable ‘climate change bill’ rather it is a battle between special interests. Lobbyists in the form of manufacturing or industrial interests are facing off with interests who claim to champion consumers.

The public at large or the real consumer, is largely unaware of the specifics in legislation of any kind not to mention the global warming variety. This is a classic case of be careful what you wish for, you may get it.

Not unlike the issue of healthcare reform, the climate change legislation is subject to the business as usual in Washington that one politician after another said was going to change. Not the least of which was the current President. The power brokers in Washington, lobbyists included, still have the last word on legislation. If you go to that trough seeking change you will be subjected to the pecking order which renders no proposal, worthy or otherwise, exempt from producing an outcome not of your choosing.

Consider groups like AARP only involve themselves in this type of action to increase or maintain their membership. Could it be that win or lose so-called consumer groups benefit from these matters by saying they fought for their members? And are the majority of their members even paying attention? Or are they simply delegating their responsibility to someone else as when or if they step up to the ballot box on election day?

Stanford Matthews
MoreWhat.com

Consumers seek climate bill changes
By Jim Snyder
Posted: 07/22/09 06:31 PM [ET]

Consumer groups, including the powerful seniors’ lobby AARP, say House climate change legislation does not do enough to protect households from skyrocketing electric bills or to prevent power companies from reaping windfall profits.

They want the Senate to add more explicit language that requires local utilities to pass along the revenues from the sale of the free emission allowances distributed by the federal government to residential consumers.

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2 Responses to “Cap and Trade and the AGW Crowd’s Learning Curve”

  1. Maggie Thornton Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 3:15 am

    Wal-Mart is another traitor. Never thought I would see the day. I’m shopping elsewhere - a local grocer, been her for years. Costs me more. I’m willing.

    We will never have a society without lobbying, but gosh, isn’t Congress there to examine and evaluate and make sound decisions on behalf of the country?

    Of course they are. Of course they will not. Of course they will do only that which will increase their power.

  2. Stanford Matthews Says:
    August 1st, 2009 at 4:43 am

    You can’t govern unless you win is a simple POLS copout. If the public could only bring themselves to impose ballot box term limits things would change. But I suppose that is wishful thinking. After all, lobbyists and the power brokers, their kingdoms, their servants all vote based on their special interest. And many don’t bother to vote. Too many of those who do vote party.

    We get what we get based on bad decisions. Followed by more bad decisions from those who ‘assume’ office.

    We get to receive the small comfort that less damage will be done now that the August recess is here. But that could ‘change’. I ‘hope’ not.