It is well established that climate change is occurring (though you can debate the effect of humans in this process) and that anything we can do to help our environment is a good thing, but at what cost? The Democrats in the House have effectively passed the largest tax increase in history with this bill which has some great potential to put America at a disadvantage in the global marketplace. Any wise business will take its business elsewhere when faced with our newly imposed system, so we now need to pressure other countries such as India and China to enact similar policies or else we will see these nations conquering the global market in the future. This cannot be a unilateral movement or America will pay the price.
Another trouble with the passage of this bill is the way in which it was passed. There is no possible way that our representatives were given the proper amount of time to fully understand what they were voting on. The bill was a 1,200 page document and the legislators were joking about how none of them had actually fully read it! This is not good governing! It is understandable for citizens not to know the full extent of a law, but when the people that are passing these bills don’t know what they are voting on that is when our government is not doing a good job.
Clean Energy Act: What does it mean for the future of America? (via bellatoris)
Michael Crichton is turning in his grave. This bill is proof that Democrats are more interested in demagoguery and partisan politics than in science and the economy.
(via sds)