Are you one of those people thinking there may be a positive “strategery” in enduring four years of President Barack Obama? It will be such a disaster that it will inevitably lead to a Carter-to-Reagan renaissance, right? Think again. We don’t have the luxury. If you aren’t listening to what Obama and the Democrats are saying about “Anthropogenic Global Warming” it may be time for you to wake up.
My blood ran cold while reading the recently released “Climate Change Legislation Design White Paper” prepared by the Democratically controlled U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Ostensibly a discussion of the appropriate role of each level of government in addressing climate change, the paper leaves no doubt that the Democrats are committed to “a mandatory, economy-wide climate change program” that mandates “the efficient use of government and societal resources.” We’re not just talking curly fluorescent light bulbs here folks.
This troubling paper finds that, “State, Tribal, and local programs could significantly improve the efficiency of societal resources used to achieve the necessary greenhouse gas reductions.” In other words, all of us advocates for protection of “societal resources” (group-think for “private property”) should get our best grip because more government “help” is on the way.
One regulatory idea that excites the Democratic staff is that, “Transportation emissions are highly correlated with vehicle miles traveled (VMT), a parameter that state and local governments are particularly well-positioned to affect.” Suggesting that mandatory reduction of per-capita VMT would be an excellent experiment for local government. Holy Cow!