Freedom of BLEEP

After 3 AM on the same day it was up for vote, Democrats added 300 pages to the Cap and Trade legislation. Let’s take a close look at yet another bill that was passed by Congresss without even being read.

Section 217 says that the Federal Government will be able to require a homeowner to retrofit their home to meet certain environmental standards before it can be sold. Some homeowners may actually be required to replace their windows, faucets, toilets, water heaters, insulation, and anything else that doesn’t meet government efficiency standards - all before the house can be put on the market. This could easily exceed $20,000 in out-of-pocket expenses. Not to mention the hassle associated with trying to get a government employee to show up at your house for the inspection. It will be worse than waiting for the cable guy.

Section 433 is pretty interesting too: “Protection of Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds.” This section suggests that jobs will probably be lost because of cap and trade. That’s right, Democrats actually realize that this bill will hurt our economy. In a nutshell, administrators of Medicare and Social Security will be able to tap into general revenues of the U.S. Government, if it is determined that the Cap and Trade bill has resulted in a reduction of revenues going into those two trust funds. As if the government doesn’t already tax us enough for Medicare and Social Security.

An equally disturbing matter is that the legislation seems to acknowledge cap and trade will be a tremendous cost to consumers. On page 1193, the bill describes an Energy Refund Program. Basically those making less than $50,000 a year will get checks from the government to compensate them for increased costs caused by cap and trade. If you make more than $50k? Well, you’re screwed. And where do you think money for refunds will come from? Tax payers of course! The same tax payers who will be paying higher prices for everything they buy, all thanks to cap and trade.

Wall Street Journal reported that cap and trade could cost families almost $2000 per year by 2020. That estimate was formulated before the last round of changes.

Obama laughed about being called a socialist, but now he’s actually appointing known socialists to public office. His new advisor on Energy and Climate Change, Carol Browner, is one of the top dogs of Socialist International.

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Why would Obama want advice from a socialist? A majority of Americans do not ascribe to any form of socialist ideology. But now our tax dollars will be paying to push Browner’s socialist agenda.

Mr. Obama’s transition team said Browner’s membership in the socialist organization is not a problem and that it brings experience in policy-making to her new role. But since when does America embrace socialist policy-making?

If this appointment doesn’t scare you, you don’t know what socialism is. It isn’t Liberalism, and it isn’t mere Leftism. It’s the radicalism that has taken form in many of the evils we have fought, ranging from Nazi Germany to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Not only is she a socialist, but she shares many of Al Gore most radical opinions (by the way, Gore’s movie did not have a single expert endorsement). Overall, just another wacko for Obama to put up on the shelf.