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18. How will cap-and-trade produce "the next financial bubble" ???

Sun Nov 18, 2012, 02:36 PM

Nov 2012

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No Carbon Tax: Obama [View all] RobertEarl Nov 2012 OP

Maybe in 2015. Change has come Nov 2012 #1

How are we going to pay for it? RobertEarl Nov 2012 #2

That's the idea RobertEarl Nov 2012 #4

Can't argue against that RobertEarl Nov 2012 #7

Does it really matter? NoOneMan Nov 2012 #8

Can't argue that either RobertEarl Nov 2012 #9

California's cap-and-trade system just went into effect. ellisonz Nov 2012 #6

Great. And the EU has had one since 2005. pampango Nov 2012 #11

pumping up the next financial bubble; more concentration of wealth and HiPointDem Nov 2012 #13

How will cap-and-trade produce "the next financial bubble" ??? ellisonz Nov 2012 #18

You do understand that it will make polluting increasingly expensive? ellisonz Nov 2012 #21

nope, i don't understand that. HiPointDem Nov 2012 #22

lol ellisonz Nov 2012 #25

Puts it all into perspective doesn't it aandegoons Nov 2012 #14

Cap and trade is a scam moparlunatic Nov 2012 #16

Here is the real problem Savannahmann Nov 2012 #15

Yeah... RobertEarl Nov 2012 #17

I guess my complaint is the road to Hell Savannahmann Nov 2012 #19

A carbon Tax will reward Natural Gas... lib2DaBone Nov 2012 #26

Isn't natural gas carbon based? RobertEarl Nov 2012 #27

bull shit. straight bull shit. underoath Nov 2012 #28

Welcome to DU RobertEarl Nov 2012 #29

thanks! yes I have :) underoath Nov 2012 #30