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Landrieu should remember her constituents
posted Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 @ 11:16 pmE-mail Story E-mail Story | Print Story Print Story 
One of the more controversial proposals President Obama called on the Congress to consider entails capping industry emissions, which some environmentalists blame for climate changes.

Obama has not specifically identified how the Congress should act on the matter. The new president has not specified either to what extent the Congress should impose caps on industry emissions. Obama, though, has said raising taxes on business and industry could be used as a tool to convince business and industry to operate in a more environmentally friendly manner.

It is not surprising to us Obama has been less than specific on how the Congress should carry out his wide-ranging agenda to dramatically change the way we do business and govern in America, including his emissions proposal, or lack thereof. Sadly, it seems to us the new president knows little about governing, specifically finance, unless one considers playing class warfare as a means to govern.

Yet, we are eager to learn how the Congress would specifically cap industry emissions. At the very least, it would be within reason to say capping emissions would negatively impact business and industry throughout Louisiana, including petro-chemical plants and paper mills and the like.

It is no hidden secret petro-chemical plants and paper mills employ thousands of Louisianians, who we could safely describe as middle-class Americans, or the very people Obama claims he wants to help. It is no hidden secret either that imposing tougher regulations—and increased taxes, too—would unnecessarily punish an industry that provides vital employment opportunities for scores of men and women from across the state. Remember, petro-chemical plants and paper mills employ people who help fuel the economy here by buying good and services. They pay taxes, too, which fund government from the courthouse to the state house.

Let us remember as well that petro-chemical plants and paper mills pay taxes themselves. Those taxes would include sales and property taxes, providing revenues that fuel government from the courthouse to the state house, too.

While we eagerly await for the Congress to act on Obama's proposal to cap emissions, we also would like to hear how U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu feels about it. Until now, Landrieu has remained fairly quiet about the emissions issue.

Landrieu, though, should remember that she represents Louisiana, including petro-chemical plants and paper mills located in the state, which employ thousands of her constituents.

Landrieu should remember as well that she does represent Obama and the ludicrous, short-sighted agenda he's attempting to impose on America, including his emissions proposal, or lack thereof.
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