Chandler, Yarmuth Named National "Comrade of the Month"
Along with 217 others who swear (and voted) that we should all pay (at a minimum) $0.50 per day to atone for the sin of having electricity that is too affordable.
Members of the Club for Growth voted to name the supporters of Cap and Tax legislation in the US House the "Comrade of the Month". Both Ben Chandler and John Yarmuth are among the 219 votes in favor. Rumor has it Chandler wouldn't even defend himself to Lexington businesses when they visited Washington recently.
From the CFG:
"Waxman-Markey is the most offensive bill to taxpayers that has passed the House this year," said Club President Chris Chocola. "The federal deficit has tripled in just one year. We bailed out Wall Street; we own General Motors; we passed a $780 billion stimulus only to see unemployment keep climbing; and now Congress wants to soak taxpayers with higher energy costs. When does it end?"
The engineers behind Waxman-Markey want to drive up energy costs so that people use less of it. To that end, the bill imposes massive new taxes, tariffs, and regulations, and it redistributes billions of dollars to finance corporate welfare and special interest projects.
"Cap and trade will only result in more economic pain and higher unemployment. The 219 members who supported this plan truly earned the designation of comrade," added Chocola.
