Carole
05-14-2009, 10:23 PM
I live in West Virginia. I have a fixed income and barely get by as it is. :mad:
Starting to really get worried as these idiots are destroying this country and we have no way to stop them. :(
Republican lawmakers back carbon tax (yes, that's right)
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/newthread.php?do=newthread&f=23
Here are top ten states using coal:
The payroll tax cuts would be distributed equally around the country. That means the carbon tax would hit people especially hard in states that rely heavily on coal-based power:
Top 10 states most reliant on coal power
State ........... % of power from coal
West Virginia .......... 97 percent
Indiana ........... 95 percent
Wyoming ............ 95 percent
North Dakota ......... 94 percent
Kentucky ........... 92 percent
Utah ................. 89 percent
Ohio ................ 86 percent
Missouri ............... 85 percent
New Mexico ........ 80 percent
Iowa ................ 76 percent
Other states
Kansas ............... 73 percent
Georgia ............... 63 percent
North Carolina ............... 60 percent
Pennsylvania ............... 56 percent
Illinois ............... 48 percent
South Carolina .............. 40 percent
Mississippi ............... 39 percent
Texas ............... 37 percent
Florida ............... 29 percent
Alaska ...............9 percent
Washington ............... 6 percent
California ...............1 percent
Idaho ............... 1 percent
Source: American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity
Starting to really get worried as these idiots are destroying this country and we have no way to stop them. :(
Republican lawmakers back carbon tax (yes, that's right)
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/newthread.php?do=newthread&f=23
Here are top ten states using coal:
The payroll tax cuts would be distributed equally around the country. That means the carbon tax would hit people especially hard in states that rely heavily on coal-based power:
Top 10 states most reliant on coal power
State ........... % of power from coal
West Virginia .......... 97 percent
Indiana ........... 95 percent
Wyoming ............ 95 percent
North Dakota ......... 94 percent
Kentucky ........... 92 percent
Utah ................. 89 percent
Ohio ................ 86 percent
Missouri ............... 85 percent
New Mexico ........ 80 percent
Iowa ................ 76 percent
Other states
Kansas ............... 73 percent
Georgia ............... 63 percent
North Carolina ............... 60 percent
Pennsylvania ............... 56 percent
Illinois ............... 48 percent
South Carolina .............. 40 percent
Mississippi ............... 39 percent
Texas ............... 37 percent
Florida ............... 29 percent
Alaska ...............9 percent
Washington ............... 6 percent
California ...............1 percent
Idaho ............... 1 percent
Source: American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity