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Why is it that Congress understands that imposing a tax on the emissions of cows (and pigs, and sheep) would lead to fewer of them, and thus higher prices on food (and leather, and wool), but, at the same time, fails to understand that taxing the emissions of power plants will lead to fewer of them, and hence less energy, and hence higher prices on everything?
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They DO know this. The WHOLE reason they are doing this is to SKYROCKET energy prices to make 'green' energy look cheaper. Currently, it is VERY VERY expensive, VERY high maintenance.
Everyone thinks of wind and solar power as 'free'. When really, there are HUGE expenses and upkeep to converting that energy to electricity. With Cap and TAX, energy prices would (to quote BHO) NECCESARILY SKYROCKET