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Old 07-15-2009, 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by KayakerNC View Post
During her VP campaign debate, she stated emphatically that she was in favor of cap and trade......so.....she was for it before she was against it?

http://www.politicususa.com/en/Palin-cap-and-trade
Funny, when it was Joe Biden for-and-against, he was being "intellectual" and revising his opinion when presented with with more information on the topic. What's good for the gander, doesn't seem to fly for the goose. Again, that old double-standard rises above it all.

As far as cap-and-trade goes:

- How many jobs will it create and when? What's the proof?
- How much will it raise domestic prices?
- Will countries which ship goods to the US be bound by the same energy restrictions? If not, will tariffs equal to the economic impact on domestic goods production be imposed on goods imported from countries not under the same restrictions? If not, why not?
- How will this affect government revenues? If there is a reduction due to reduced domestic production or job loss, how will any loss of revenues be resolved - less spending or higher taxes?
- How does this affect national security, as the national critical infrastructure is impacted?

It would be nice to see the answers to questions such as these, as these ar non-partisan questions. If cap-and-trade is supposed to be a good deal for America (and not just a particular party), then the answers to these questions would resolve the debate. All of these questions are the minimum information necessary for a responsible law to be passed. Has ANYONE seen this information?