boedicca
Uppity Water Nymph from the Land of Funk
- Feb 12, 2007
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The EPA is doing an end run around Congress' lack of approval with the "Cross-State Air Pollution Rule". This is a great example of the regulatory bureaucracy acting as a fourth (unconstitutional) branch of government.
Which would fall under Obama's policies.
Ok. Lets assume for a moment that this "end run around Congress" is EXACTLY the same as the cap and trade bill which didn't get passed. (Yes, I know they're different, but still, lets assume).
So, HOW is this "end run" adversely affecting business? You still haven't said.
You guys just refuse to discuss that ever, don't you? Your logic is "A happened. B happened. Therefore A caused B." That's the same as saying "Obamacare passed. Pittsburgh lost the Super Bowl. Therefore Obamacare caused the Steelers to lose the Super Bowl." Now, I'm sure you believe that, but it has as much connection as all these rants about Obamacare hurting business. People rant about it, but never show it.
You labor under the Cognitive Delusion that laws and regulations are Cost Free. They are not.
Here's an example of the Cross-State Air Pollution impact:
During a recent presentation at the Kearney Sertoma Club, the new CEO of Nebraska Public Power District, Pat Pope, explained that our states major electrical supplier recently had spent $35.5 million to purchase emissions reduction equipment for the Gerald Gentleman coal-fired generating plant near Sutherland.
Gentleman is one of the most efficient plants of its kind because it burns low-sulfur coal from nearby Wyoming mines, but federal regulations could erase that efficiency.
The expensive equipment was necessary to comply with something called the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, and the $35.5 million expenditure might only be the beginning, Pope said. Adhering to other federal clean air rules coming down the pike would cost millions of dollars more, and that would translate into a rate increase of about 10 percent for Nebraskans....
Jobs No. 1, so some rules need to step to the rear - Kearney Hub: Opinion
The problem with our unaccountable government is that they are not required to justify laws and regulations with cost benefit analyses, nor are they held accountable to achieving the results.
Case in point: the Obama Administration refuses to estimate how many jobs will be created with the new $450B Jobs Bill.