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Heritage Analysis of Waxman-Markey Hits Where Others Miss

The Waxman-Markey bill proposes a new national tax of historic proportions. Though levied directly on carbon-based energy, the tax's impact spreads through the economy, increasing prices, reducing income, destroying jobs, and significantly expanding the n

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Cap and Trade Facts

Cap and trade is a massive, unprecedented tax on energy that will cost families on average $3,000 per year.
It will cause electricity prices and gasoline prices to skyrocket.
It will not make a substantive impact on the environment.
Because lower-income households spend a greater proportion of their budget on energy, it will hit the poor the hardest.
Even after accounting for new green jobs, net job losses will approach 1.9 million in 2012 and could approach 2.5 million by 2035.

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