'Centrist' Janet Yellen supports a $2 trillion carbon tax

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/mark...ax/ar-BB1bzpFk

Janet Yellen, former chairwoman of the Federal Reserve and President-elect Joe Biden's pick for Treasury secretary, has repeatedly pushed for a national carbon tax that would force drivers to pay more at the pump.

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Glowing reactions from the media to Yellen’s selection paint her as a centrist figure and a compromise choice while ignoring her more extreme positions and taking shots at Republicans. USA Today referred to Yellen as “a centrist and consensus builder” who will work at “persuading recalcitrant Republicans in the Senate.” The Washington Post’s profile of Yellen insisted she is a “pragmatic, mainstream economist” and a policymaking version of “Mary Poppins.”

Reading such rave reviews, taxpayers may be surprised to learn of the alleged centrist’s support for a $2 trillion tax on American energy that would raise federal taxes on gasoline by more than 200%.

You know what? I hope they do. I hope my liberal friends who drive gas guzzling SUVs are shell shocked by the price at the pump this time next year. Right now gas is at $2.00 a gallon where I live. I hope it goes up to 3 or even 4 dollars a gallon. I'll go back to riding my bike. I'll ask Biden voters "Are you happy now?" As a side note I wonder how antifa will get gas for petrol bombs? Siphon it out of other people's tanks I bet.

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I'll ask Biden voters "Are you happy now?" As a side note I wonder how antifa will get gas for petrol bombs? Siphon it out of other people's tanks I bet.

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The most you'll get is deer in headlights, 1 minute later they will forget the whole thing; "I don't mind paying taxes."

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Originally Posted by PAF

The most you'll get is deer in headlights, 1 minute later they will forget the whole thing; "I don't mind paying taxes."

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Bingo.

What might snap them out of their stupor is if there is no gas at any price.

Which is very possible if the new regime's policies are fully implemented.

I never thought I'd have to relive the 70s.

And for fuck's sake, at least the music then was good.

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Originally Posted by Anti Federalist

Bingo.

What might snap them out of their stupor is if there is no gas at any price.

Which is very possible if the new regime's policies are fully implemented.

I never thought I'd have to relive the 70s.

And for $#@!'s sake, at least the music then was good.

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I remember being a stupid child when gas was cheap cheering for the "dollars" wheel to catch up with the "gallons" wheel. My dad was understandably ticked at that. But then the dollars wheel caught up to the gallons wheel...and kept going....and going....

Carbon Tax at the pump will not satisfy the lust. You need to be taxed for breathing.

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Bingo.

What might snap them out of their stupor is if there is no gas at any price.

Which is very possible if the new regime's policies are fully implemented.

I never thought I'd have to relive the 70s.

And for $#@!'s sake, at least the music then was good.

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Agree on the music.

I can hear it now "Government do something Help me Save me Please!"

So where does the tax money go?

How does that money help with the supposed climate problem?

She is not a centrist, she is a communist.:down:

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So where does the tax money go?

How does that money help with the supposed climate problem?

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Lol - like they care about where the money is going. This is about pushing drivers into electric vehicles. Social engineering via the tax code. Lovely.

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You know what? I hope they do. I hope my liberal friends who drive gas guzzling SUVs are shell shocked by the price at the pump this time next year. Right now gas is at $2.00 a gallon where I live. I hope it goes up to 3 or even 4 dollars a gallon. I'll go back to riding my bike. I'll ask Biden voters "Are you happy now?" As a side note I wonder how antifa will get gas for petrol bombs? Siphon it out of other people's tanks I bet.

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I bet many of your liberal friends can work remotely. They're loving the lockdowns. They don't think they'll have to pay gas taxes anyway. I guess they figure their goods get to the stores on fairy dust and unicorn farts.

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I bet many of your liberal friends can work remotely. They're loving the lockdowns. They don't think they'll have to pay gas taxes anyway. I guess they figure their goods get to the stores on fairy dust and unicorn farts.

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I wonder if anybody has crunched the energy usage numbers on the Bezos model of purchasing.

We set up tax, tort, and monetary policies that send all manufacturing halfway around the world, instead of perhaps 100 miles away.

Now, before anything gets to you, it has to get shipped tens of thousands of miles by vessel or flown by aircraft (incredibly energy dependent).

Then it shipped to a handling facility, then it is shipped to a local distribution hub, then it is delivered to your door, usually one item at a time.

When hundreds of millions start shopping for daily goods like that, what is the energy footprint then?

All of which is reliant on cheap oil...

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When hundreds of millions start shopping for daily goods like that, what is the energy footprint then?

All of which is reliant on cheap oil...

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It's gonna get expensive. As far as the energy footprint, it's measured pretty well in dollars. Believe it or not, Bezos has streamlined the logistics thing better than any company in history. That saves energy. But if you're talking about a "carbon footprint", it's not accurately measured because of the variables. But Amazon is one of the ones pushing these carbon pricing games because they can afford to put their competition out of business. They've already got aggressive goals and contracts lined up to reduce their carbon output. But your small business can't compete on that scale.

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Lol - like they care about where the money is going. This is about pushing drivers into electric vehicles. Social engineering via the tax code. Lovely.

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Honestly I'm not real sure that a whole lot of travel where personal vehicles are needed is in the books either. Alex Jones' 'mega cities' concept is probably more accurate although they won't need to be giant metropolises once this untested biological agent has made it's rounds for a year or two.

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I was actually quite enjoying the last couple days on the forums. Well, nothing lasts forever.

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She is not a centrist, she is a communist.:down:

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We are far more centrist then them. More like, eh, I guess, Constitutional Moderate. Moderate supposed to be similar to Centrist. However with the flexibility of their terms and word gymnastics who knows what that means. Murder is still murder. Theft is still theft. Doesnt matter how many emotional backflips these people to in order to rationalize their extremely dangerous provocateuring behaviors.

But fully agree, she is a fucking COMMUNAZI.

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We are far more centrist then them. More like, eh, I guess, Constitutional Moderate. Moderate supposed to be similar to Centrist. However with the flexibility of their terms and word gymnastics who knows what that means. Murder is still murder. Theft is still theft. Doesnt matter how many emotional backflips these people to in order to rationalize their extremely dangerous provocateuring behaviors.

But fully agree, she is a fucking COMMUNAZI.

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Damn CommieNazis...Thought McBain killed them all already.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kGtIJxAH3A

She's absolutely batsht insane.

Evil economic terrorist bitch .

So Biden will hand out a 2.4 Trillion stimulus and Yellen will impose a 2Trillion tax on fuel.

The State, virtue signaling.

and when we're all driving electric by 2035 they will tax electricity.

That is exactly how Wealth Distribution works!

https://www.askideas.com/media/08/He...ma-Cartoon.jpg

This is wealth redistribution. Its giving you your own money back to you minus processing fees, and making the redistributors look like Heroes. Illusory Heroes Only. Its still theft.

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I wonder if anybody has crunched the energy usage numbers on the Bezos model of purchasing.

We set up tax, tort, and monetary policies that send all manufacturing halfway around the world, instead of perhaps 100 miles away.

Now, before anything gets to you, it has to get shipped tens of thousands of miles by vessel or flown by aircraft (incredibly energy dependent).

Then it shipped to a handling facility, then it is shipped to a local distribution hub, then it is delivered to your door, usually one item at a time.

When hundreds of millions start shopping for daily goods like that, what is the energy footprint then?

All of which is reliant on cheap oil...

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I should tell the story of how I burned 15 gallons of gas to take a 1 pound package to Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage. :D