Cap & Trade

When I was a teen in Ohio I recall the I believe it was the EPA concern about the emissions from the smoke stacks on several businesses. They set regulations as to how much they could legally emit and were given a fine the first time is would be reasonable (according to EPA) the next time a bigger fine and the next time huge.

Needless to say several businesses started to leave the state and the country till some of the towns almost looked like they had died. Greed raped this country and killed that rah rah go Americans go spirit; oh we still have our pride but seems all else has died, is dying or is being killed. We the people are fighting for our survival as proud Americans trying to continue to believe we can do anything with determination.

Than along comes some group who has come up with a supposedly great plan that has the guise of being for the good of the environment or us when in reality it is more for the good of their flipping pockets. It's another way to come up with laying the foundation so when the companies leave California or the country they have "something" to blame it on so they don't have to accept the responsibility. GREED driven and pitiful is what this is. These tactics remind me of the nasty banker that was in "It's a Wonderful Life," who only had his best interests at heart.

The news report on this Cap and Trade explains it so nice and neat with wiggle room in the explanation for the "just in case" it doesn't work. OK so here we go again with a supposedly bright idea that only time will attest if it really is or not. What repercussions will California and America face if it fails and if it is a doctored up version of what they tried over 40 years ago in the Midwest then it will not work in any ones favor but theirs financially. In fact the chance of it financially burdening the business owners is more likely.

It seems with the Cap and Trade the sharing is an attempt to relieve the fines and try to make the old new in hopes it will work and I hope it does. If they have learned from the past and have "perfected" it or improved the original I say wonderful. I have become a bit jaded when it comes to such matters as those running government programs like this usually have many flaws with little or no supervision to oversee the success of said program.

Like all of us I will have to wait and see how this goes and truly for the sake of the environment it is for the good of the earth and not the good of their wallets.

Skeptic is what I am but I am also hopeful since it is supposed to be for something worthy I am hopeful it is successful. We'll see as time goes by who it is that really benefits won't we?