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June 27, 2013
Obama to jobless Americans: Pound sand, suckers, I’ve got a planet to save
Obama to jobless Americans: Pound sand, suckers, I’ve got a planet to save
Just in case you’re one of the 12 million Americans still struggling to find a job in the New Normal, Barack Obama has a message that will clarify the situation:
Screw you.
Know what this nation really needs right now? An all-in battle against carbon, which is after all the cause of “our greatest global threat,” waged entirely by executive order. The Wall Street Journal explains the extent to which Obama is willing to eviscerate the economy in the pursuit of this objective. It’s not pretty:
The higher costs will ripple through the energy chain, which is precisely Mr. Obama’s goal. Only by artificially raising the cost of carbon energy can he make even heavily subsidized “renewables” competitive.
In general every $1 billion spent complying with an EPA rule threatens 16,000 jobs and cuts GDP by $1.2 billion—and the agency is now writing scores of multibillion-dollar rules. Keep in mind that last month the Administration quietly raised the “social cost” of carbon by 60% in a regulatory filing related to microwave ovens. That means the EPA can jack up costs by 59.99% and still justify them by claiming the higher benefits.
This regressive burden won’t merely be borne by average American consumers and utility rate-payers—especially in the Midwest and Southern regions that use the most coal. This also threatens one of the few booming parts of the economy, the energy revolution driven by shale gas and unconventional oil. The return of manufacturing to the U.S. depends on this cheap abundant energy, and it could as easily re-relocate overseas as the U.S. becomes less competitive.
For good measure, Mr. Obama also declared that he will approve the Keystone XL pipeline “only if this project does not significantly exacerbate the problem of carbon pollution.” Yet the oil in Alberta won’t stay in the ground if Mr. Obama blocks the route to the Gulf of Mexico. It will be shipped by rail and boat to China and elsewhere. The only question is whether America will benefit from this shovel-ready project that will create tens of thousands of jobs.
And just in case you still buy the global warming crap and think this is all worth it, there is bad news for you too: Obama’s moves won’t do a thing to change global atmospheric carbon concentrations, which are already falling in the U.S. but are rising in developing nations. So, all this economic decimation for nothing? Yep.
Why do something like this? From Obama’s perspective, I can think of a couple of reasons. There’s no way his economic policies are going to boost GDP or bring down unemployment, and he won’t change the policies because he is ideologically bound to them. So if he’s not making anyone happy on that front, he might as well make the greenies happy. Plus, he thinks he can win a political tussle with Republicans over the legitimacy of global warming, so he wouldn’t mind baiting them into having that debate.
And of course, he’d rather talk about anything but Scandalpalooza. So off we go, driving energy costs through the roof and knee-capping one of the few economic sectors that has the potential for major growth - all to fruitlessly battle a “threat” that doesn’t exist. Aren’t you glad we re-elected this guy?
Wild Thing's comment................
Too bad that most Obama voters are stupid. They will suffer along with all of us and that is the only thing there could be a chance for them to wake up...........one day.
Posted by Wild Thing at June 27, 2013 12:55 AM
Comments
THE*RULER is not going to allow "Flat Earthers " like us to rape Mother Gaia any more. We will gaze at clear, pristine skies as we starve to death. Ubama has a Third-World mind and heart.
Posted by: Willy at June 27, 2013 11:55 AM
Obama could care less about the American people.
Posted by: BobF at June 27, 2013 08:30 PM
It's been a while but this is Spot On If it's too
big scrap it..
If you can get arrested for hunting or fishing without a license, but not for being in the country illegally ...you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.
If you have to get your parents’ permission to go on a field trip or take an aspirin in school, but not to get an abortion ... you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.
If the only school curriculum allowed to explain how we got here is evolution, but the government stops a $15 million construction project to keep a rare spider from evolving to extinction ... you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.
If you have to show identification to board an airplane, cash a check, buy liquor or check out a library book, but not to vote who runs the government ... you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.
If the government wants to ban stable, law-abiding citizens from owning gun magazines with more than ten rounds, but gives 20 F-16 fighter jets to the crazy new leaders in Egypt ... you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.
If, in the largest city, you can buy two 16-ounce sodas, but not a 24-ounce soda because 24-ounces of a sugary drink might make you fat ... you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.
If an 80-year-old woman can be stripped searched by the TSA but a woman in a hijab is only subject to having her neck and head searched ... you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.
If your government believes that the best way to eradicate trillions of dollars of debt is to spend trillions more ... you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.
If a seven year old boy can be thrown out of school for saying his teacher’s "cute," but hosting a sexual exploration or diversity class in grade school is perfectly acceptable ... you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.
If children are forcibly removed from parents who discipline them with spankings while children of addicts are left in filth and drug infested “homes”... you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.
If hard work and success are met with higher taxes and more government intrusion, while not working is rewarded with EBT cards, WIC checks, Medicaid, subsidized housing and free cell phones ... you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.
If the government's plan for getting people back to work is to incentivize NOT working with 99 weeks of unemployment checks and no requirement to prove they applied but can’t find work ... you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.
If being stripped of the ability to defend yourself makes you more "safe" according to the government ... you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.
If you are offended by this article, I'll bet you voted for the idiots who are running, and ruining our great country
Posted by: Gator at June 27, 2013 11:02 PM
