The 2009 Energy Bill: Anti-market and Anti-consumer

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The Heritage Foundation's contributors Nicolas Loris and Ben Lieberman explain why the 2009 Energy Bill is Anti-market and Anti-consumer:

 

The 2009 Energy Bill: Anti-Market and Anti-Consumer

 

The architects of ACES argue that the bill will create millions of clean energy jobs and help Americans save on energy costs, but in reality it will do just the opposite. Using taxpayer dollars to invest in inefficient energy sources while artificially driving up the costs of reliable energy with a cap-and-trade program will only cause more economic pain for the consumer?with no environmental benefit to show for it.