{"id":903,"date":"2009-06-26T08:35:48","date_gmt":"2009-06-26T15:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/truthsquad\/2009\/06\/26\/well-at-least-they-have-their-talking-points-down\/"},"modified":"2009-06-26T08:35:48","modified_gmt":"2009-06-26T15:35:48","slug":"well-at-least-they-have-their-talking-points-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2009\/06\/26\/well-at-least-they-have-their-talking-points-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Well, At Least They Have Their Talking Points Down"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Claim:<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>The American Clean Energy and Security Act is the &#8220;largest tax increase in American history under the guise of climate change legislation \u2026 there is no debate that this legislation will cost millions of American jobs.&#8221; \u2013 Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN), 6\/26\/09<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Truth:<\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>On the first point \u2026 sigh \u2026 here we go again.<\/p>\n<p>The Environmental Protection Agency and the Congressional Budget Office each analyzed the American Clean Energy and Security Act separately. The EPA found a carbon cap would cost the average American household as little as $88-$140 per household per year over the life of the program \u2013 or about a dime a day per person.<\/p>\n<p>The CBO got similar results; it found we could get all the benefits of a carbon cap for less than the cost of a postage stamp per day per household. Anyone who thinks that&#8217;s the biggest tax increase in America&#8217;s history needs to brush up on their history.<\/p>\n<p>On the second point \u2026 the one about costing jobs \u2026 how about it will <em>create<\/em> jobs. Today, trailblazers in the renewable energy, energy efficiency and manufacturing sectors are already operating in every state in the U.S. Those companies are poised to grow &#8212; and create jobs \u2013 when ACES passes.<\/p>\n<p>To see a snapshot of the huge economic opportunities, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lesscarbonmorejobs.org\/\">www.LessCarbonMoreJobs.org<\/a>, an innovative online map that shows over 2,000 clean energy companies in 20 states.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Claim: The American Clean Energy and Security Act is the &#8220;largest tax increase in American history under the guise of climate change legislation \u2026 there is no debate that this legislation will cost millions of American jobs.&#8221; \u2013 Rep. 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