Environmental extremists keep pushing cap-and-trade energy taxes in a blatant attempt to control
the energy sector and pilfer nearly $1 trillion from the private sector.
• The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill on June
26, 2009. The U.S. Senate has been unable to pass companion legislation but they continue
to try.
• According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the Waxman-Markey bill
would increase government revenues by $846 billion.
• Politically vulnerable companies would be forced to buy permits in order to stay in
business. They would have to pass these costs along to you, the consumer.
• The National Association of Manufactures and the American Council of Capital Formation
conducted an intensive study and found that by 2030 the Waxman-Markey bill, if passed,
would:
o Destroy between 1.8 and 2.4 million jobs
o Drive up electricity prices by up to 50 percent
o Hike gasoline prices by up to 26 percent
• In addition to the national efforts, cap-and-trade advocates are working to ensure states are
involved in three regional cap-and-trade energy tax programs.
For more information on Waxman-Markey and cap-and-trade, visit:
• http://blog.heritage.org/?p=36369
• http://www.aei.org/outlook/100057
