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The energy efficient bill and you
Posted by caspergirl35 • 7/19/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: energy bill, energy efficient, obama
I just did a lot of research on the energy efficient bill and all I can say is give me a break. Yes we would all like to save energy and I am sure each and everyone of us would change out our water heaters, light bulbs, furnaces etc if we could afford to. But to make it mandatory before we can sell our homes!
Anyone else have a problem with this?
To read about this and get up to speed you can read my blog:
itsjustmyownopinion.blogspot.com
If you know what is going on here please post your comments on this issue also.
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I suppose if you can afford to write off the well-being of future generations, you can seek to answer the question about energy in terms how well your own pocketbook can afford it. I'm not willing to make that kind of choice.-
Some people don't have that luxury, mark. A newly divorced single mom with small kids that all of a sudden finds herself with a house to sell might not have the ability to upgrade her home like that in order to sell it. In this case, it would be just more government intrusion into a private citizen's life that takes away some of her liberties. If she cannot upgrade the home to sell it, she might have to let it go into foreclosure, live in it and try to make the payments, etc... How would that be good for her or her children? I could see the logic of compelling new structures to have those types of energy efficient appliances, but existing homes? This is nothing more than liberal utopian-based socialistic and unrealistic laws. -
I think we've been here before. If you're worried about those who are too financially weak in a case like this, you work out a way for society to help ameliorate any negative effect that an energy bill would have on their household budget.
Your concern for these weak, however, is a bit disingenuous, since you don't care whether they're insured or not. -
And when did I ever say that I "don't care whether they're insured or not?" Or are you just assuming things again? Seems to be a pattern with you.
In fact this is what I said at www.blogcatalog.com/discuss/entry/yavol-herr-burgermeister#comment_988096
"I am all for ANY uninsured AMERICANS being covered for health insurance and for them to receive quality health care. Unfortunately socialized, nationalized, single-payer, solidarity type medicine - no matter the name you use - is NOT THE ANSWER."
Tell me mark, how am I being disingenuous? Looks to me like you put your foot in your mouth this time. -
It is not about writing off the well-being of the future. As I stated I am sure all people would love to comply not only for the future but for themselves individually. The problem is a lot of people cannot afford this just as "antirocks" stated. You state "you work out a way for society to help ameliorate any negative effect that an energy bill would have on their household budget"
Yet how will society help each other when we are all being put to the "financial test". If people were willing to dig into their big bank accounts (as many people have this) then we would not be in the financial crunch we are in today. We would not have homeless and hungry people. So your concept of having society help each...a nice dream but lets look at the what is.
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What gets me is right-wingers claim to be capitalist, but they do not want to pay for the real cost of energy, the environmental costs should never be considered in their book. They want a free lunch.
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Painting with a broad brush again...
"All those evil right wingers!!!"
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I would like a link to this bill for reference, please.
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