Get Ready To Roll The Dice!

It’s human nature. Until something affects you directly, you change nothing about the things you do. The problem with this approach for climate change legislation is that it will be too late to do anything about it once you figure out what a bad deal it is for your family.

We want you to know that if you don’t stop cap and trade, you WILL be affected financially. Everything that uses energy will end up costing more. Let’s face it – EVERYTHING uses energy. We can’t force you to contact your Senator but we sure wish you would.

Kiplinger reports that all told, the average cost for residential, commercial and industrial users may be 50% higher than today. In areas such as the Midwest and Southeast where coal fired power dominates, a 100% hike is likely. Motorists won’t get off easy, either. With climate change legislation, gas pump prices will be about $2 a gallon higher.

Our Congressional Budget Office (CBO) says climate change legislation would “reduce the purchasing power of the middle class and slow down the economy.” Yeah, that’s just what we need right now.

There’s been talk that doing nothing is a huge gamble. Well, I think the biggest gamble is to enact legislation based on flawed scientific data. Part of the Obama administration even admits that cap and trade will not help the economy. The left seems to be willing to gamble our future on a hypothesis that cannot be proved or recreated.

If I go to the grocery store today, and one of my favorite food products has increased in price by 50%, I don’t buy it. I find a cheaper substitute or go without. I think people are going to be hard pressed to go without electricity or gasoline.   When gasoline prices were in the $4.80 range, I only drove to and from work. 

Think about it...what changes will you have to make if electricity and gasoline prices doubled?

Gwen Kautz, Customer Service Manager
Dawson Public Power District