Thursday, April 26, 2007

Save The Planet, Screw The People

Especially the poor ones. Emissions Cuts Costlier to the Poor--WSJ.com:

Instituting a carbon "cap-and-trade" system to help address climate change would drive up energy costs and result in higher prices for consumers, with the poorest households bearing the brunt, according to a report by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. The federal government "would face higher prices for energy and other carbon-intensive goods and services" under a cap-and-trade program, the report said.

Doesn't sound very "progressive" to me.

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