Two years ago, Cap and Trade, known as Cap n Tax, was killed when the Waxman – Markey bill didn’t pass the House.
Now there is a surreptitious movement underway to pass a Carbon Tax. The American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a supposedly conservative group, got egg on its face when it hosted a meeting that was designed to push for a carbon tax in the lame-duck session this year.
The effort has been squelched by House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). They said no way and no.
The AEI meeting agenda was clear:
Read more at EPAabuse.com. By Donn Dears.
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Why do we need to listen to "think tanks?" How bright can they be when they need to think in Groups? Get rid of think tanks which sounds more like a new way to create a job for people who can't get one on their own. Carbon tax will kill off the Republicans, I would never vote for one again and I am a Republican. I think there are more rinos in office than Republicans anyway, I say scrap the think tanks, who are they? lets do our own thinking and I know we will come to the conclusion that Henry Waxman, who was being inbvestigated for unAmerican activities back in the 70's along with Nancy Pelosi, in NY, Ted Kennedy put a stop ot the investigation or they would have been arrested, instead we have Republicans voting yes on his Carbon tax. Unbelievable. I guess the think tank didn't think about that. or know about it or care about it .