Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Earth? No just the U.S. in the Balance

Is this the straw? The one that finally breaks the camels back? I'm seriously afraid that it could be.

An unprecedentedly radical government grab for control of the American economy will be debated this week when the Senate considers saving the planet by means of a cap-and-trade system to ration carbon emissions. The plan is co-authored (with John Warner) by Joe Lieberman, an ardent supporter of John McCain, who supports Lieberman's legislation and recently spoke about "the central facts of rising temperatures, rising waters and all the endless troubles that global warming will bring."

Read George Will

1 comment:

Donkeyhue said...

Kids cant add 2 + 2.....

Raise taxes.

People get sick....

Raise taxes.

Uncle Sam cant deliver mail on time or run a fucking railroad....

Raise taxes.

Farmers grow too much/too little of a crop....

Raise taxes.

Weather gets warm....

Raise taxes.

The sad thing is if we enter an ice age the day after that bill is passed the tax will remain.

You find me the problem that doesnt require higher taxes to solve and we'll all be rich, rich I tell ya!