CBO Reveals The True Costs Of Cap And Trade

Courtesy Donklephant  Tue, 06/23/2009 - 11:09pm

Congressional Republicans have been telling voters that the cap and trade energy policy that’s set for a vote on Friday will cost each household about $3,100.

CBO puts the lie to those numbers and shows that they’re nearly 20 times the actual costs…in 2020.

From Reuters :

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Climate change legislation pending in Congress would cost U.S. households only about $175 annually in higher energy and consumer prices, far less than...


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