Hannity ignores CBO to attack cap and trade as regressive

[dukester.2]

Originally Posted by shorebaby

That's funny, you name the page of the bill and this poster dismisses it a speculative drivel. You can't make this stuff up.

What...?

[thecoalman]

The CBO analysis only... ONLY pertains to the the Cap and Trade provision. It doesn't account for the entire bill nor does it take account for the 300 page amendment. It's useless unless you're trying to gauge the burden of just the cap and trade provision.

From the CBO director:

Director’s Blog » Blog Archive » Estimated Costs to Households From the Cap-and-Trade Provisions of H.R. 2454

Yesterday, CBO released an analysis that examines the average cost per household that would result from the greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program in the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2454, as it was reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce) and how that cost would be spread among households with different levels of income. The analysis does not include the effects of other aspects of the bill, such as federal efforts to speed the development of new technologies and to increase energy efficiency by specifying standards or subsidizing energy-saving investments.

The CBO analysis itself, note the title:

The Estimated Costs to Households From the
Cap-and-Trade Provisions of H.R. 2454

[shorebaby]

Originally Posted by Dukester

What...?

look at post #14

[dukester.2]

Originally Posted by shorebaby

That's funny, you name the page of the bill and this poster dismisses it a speculative drivel. You can't make this stuff up.

I suggest you read the whole report instead of pick and choosing ...

[shorebaby]

Originally Posted by Dukester

I suggest you read the whole report instead of pick and choosing ...

Now it's my turn. Huh? By the way I did. So what's your point.