Panic

A guy I used to work with includes me on all his teabagger, neo-Libertarian emails. Just now he sent out some alarmist scam about the "evil" cap and trade bill forcing homeowners to upgrade all their appliances when selling their homes. He cited me in his introduction, and the email was sent to about 50 people, so I was compelled to respond.

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Since I was cited I’ll reply all. Feel free to delete me.

It looks like an alarmist thing most likely from the pro-business think tanks that are attacking cap and trade at every level, including through email meme spam. Even if true it’s a bit of a non-issue. Every home sale is subject to inspection anyway; over time all systems would be replaced. If there’s a problem it’s in the efficiency standards of the replacement parts.

If there’s a proper role in this for a governing body it would be to ensure standards for transforming from a carbon based energy policy to a renewable energy policy. (The world will be out of oil in the next 100 years, BTW.) But it won’t happen on either side because the next election is always financed by the oil industry and the investment banks.

Don’t think Rand Paul could fix this either. He’s not the free market advocate many believe; he’s a shill for industries that want to privatize their profits while socializing their risks therefore buying off everyone in Congress. That’s the only leftwing talking point I’ll throw out there.

Thanks