tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post4377852857815147506..comments2024-03-18T17:01:07.165-07:00Comments on The Provocateur: "Nobody knows for sure how this is going to work."mike volpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-42668024499390564082009-06-26T15:40:52.057-07:002009-06-26T15:40:52.057-07:00I agree with Gail for the most part, but I would t...I agree with Gail for the most part, but I would take it a step further: They know all that they need to know. The government is in debt to the tune of $12 trillion and only massive tax increases can stave off our pending financial collapse.<br /><br />That's what cap and trade is -- a huge tax on wealth instead of income. (Other than a massive ponzi scheme to make their friends and supporters uber rich, and transfer wealth from producers to non-producers.)<br /><br />The democrats are all about "justice." In their minds, justice equals taking from earners and giving to the "poor," i.e. democrat voters and the president's base of support.<br /><br />Cap and trade is the biggest increase to the welfare state in the nation's history. But it doesn't stop with the "poor." It fills the coffers of General Electric and all of Al Gore's various carbon credit scams.<br /><br />Without the C&T energy tax increase, congress is faced with only two choices: accept the collapse of the dollar or reduce non-discretionary spending (welfare).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-64075676859712485922009-06-26T09:47:14.900-07:002009-06-26T09:47:14.900-07:00Silly, silly...they know how it's going to wor...Silly, silly...they know how it's going to work, they just don't want to tell you. It will work the way all oligarchies work. The people who give the most benefits to the people allocating the credits will get the most offsets.<br /><br />Already, you can expect the UAW/GM to get lots and lots of carbon offsets. If you are a Republican, drive a foreign car or are not on welfare, you get zero offsets and you get to pay the higher tax.<br /><br />This stuff about not knowing how it works is so they can implement it on a completely discretionary basis of favoritism, then say, it is confusing and they aren't sure how it's being done. The lickspittle media will commiserate with what a tough job it is to figure it all out and extend their sympathy, in exchange, of course, for the dollar value of their carbon offsets.<br /><br />It is all pre-scripted. They know how it's going to work and who will beneift. The appearance of incompetent is really the disguise here for complete and utter corruption.<br /><br />Best regards,<br />Gail S<br /><br />Check my blog to help draft a Conservatative Action Plan: http://backyardfence.wordpress.comGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00687566216115736416noreply@blogger.com