CAP AND TRAITOR: THE CONCEALED AGENDA OF CAP AND TRADE: I mean the Waxman-Markey Bill, I meant the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, er, the Boxer-Kerry Bill, uhhh, the Pollution Reduction…

The Nutshell: Seriously, if a bill needs to be renamed this many times can it really be earnest? This bill is HR2454, its new slogan “Pollution Reduction...” has been selected with the ambition to make you believe the world will be a better place if it is passed. (It is agreed that Americans value the earth and reducing pollution is generally a common goal accepted by most.)

The BIG question: Is the Pollution Reduction Bill about reducing pollution OR, is there much more going on? It’s being sold as a "green" feel-good bill to the American public. Originally, it passed by only 7 votes. Within the bill is a mandate for the United States to cut greenhouse gas emissions 20% by the year 2020; 38% by 2030; and finally 83% by 2050. Barbara Boxer said it won’t cost the government a cent. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (who has a reputation for prioritizing bureaucratic control) is ready to push this bill through...all 600-900+ pages of it!

We want to reduce pollution, but is it disingenuous to say it won’t cost? The question is: who pays and how much?

WINNERS VS. LOSERS
“We will not rebuild our economy on the old model of bubbles and busts. We'll only climb out of the current crisis by creating a new, sustainable foundation for our economy's future -- and make the tough choices to put our economy back on the road to long-term prosperity.” (Source: Barackobama.com)  President Obama thinks this is a good bill. Do you?

American Electric Power CEO, Mike Morris, believes rates of electricity will go up 30-50%! Translation? American Electric will increase business costs...which will be passed on to you, the consumer.
(Winner American Electric Power VS. Loser the American citizen)

Concurring with that opinion is the CEO of Exelon, John Rowe, who explains that at a $10 increase in the price of cap and trade permits, Exelon will increase its annual revenue by $750 million dollars.
(Winner Exelon VS. Loser the American citizen.)

Obama touts this as a bill that puts the burden of cost on “carbon polluters” but in the end, the cost of the bill falls on citizens and small businesses. The American Petroleum Institute readily agrees, “The losers would be millions of Americans and American companies,” which is why they are in strong support of this bill. Senator James Inhofe says, “Farmers, families and workers have no way of gauging how acutely they will be affected from job losses, higher electricity, food and gasoline prices.”

It is estimated carbon trading can become a $2 TRILLION commodity market!
(Winner Wall Street VS. Loser the American Citizen.)

Who exactly is benefitting from this new asset bubble? There is no actual value of this bill as an asset, only the rights to emit carbon. Do you think that as a citizen you'll be bearing the costs of "carbon pollution" while for Wall Street, it might be yet another veiled opportunity to get even richer?

Al Gore has invested in Hara Environmental and Energy Management. Hara is a software services company that will assist companies and municipalities in calculating carbon emissions.
(Winner “Insider” Al Gore VS. Loser “the Outsider” the American Citizen.)

The Chicago Climate Exchange set up shop back in 2000. (Interesting side note: Barack Obama served on the board of the Chicago Climate Exchange, 2000-01.)
(Winner “Insider” the Chicago Climate Exchange VS. Loser “the Outsider” the American citizen.)

In the bill, even Freddie Mac is brought into the loop! With government sponsored energy-efficient and location-efficient mortgages that focus specifically on under-served markets targeting low-low and moderate income families, Freddie Mac is encouraged to make loans based on energy saving designs or improvements.
(Winner "Transfer of Taxpayer’s money to government selected places" VS. Loser "the Taxpayer through loss of money and the freedom to spend it".)

The free market is affected by the transfer of taxpayer money being re-allocated to sources they would normally not be spending $$$ on.
(Winner Socialism VS. Loser Democracy.)

Handpicked green upstarts have already been chosen.
(Winner "those selected" VS. Loser "free market enterprise".)

Other winners...politicians who were paid off to change their votes like: Bobby Rush (D), IL –$1 billion dollar earmark; Rep Alan Grayson (D), FL –$50 million for new national hurricane research center; Rep Marcy Kaptur (D), OH –$3.5 billion renewable energy projects and Rep Frank Kratovil (D), MD –$1 billion agriculture offsets.

Is the American citizen being brainwashed into thinking we are being environmentally active while the reality is that a new “bubble” is being created that will result in private gain? Are the politicians leveraging this agenda into expansion of government? “Obama called for speedy action on his economic recovery plan, which he said will put 460,000 Americans to work with clean-energy investments and double the capacity to generate alternative energy over the next three years.” While this may be true, would it also be true that as costs increase and profits decline companies will move to less developed countries?

Sources: News; Science and Environment, 9/20/2009; Americans for Prosperity; Barack Obama.com