Originally Posted by
DashDriverYV
I’m not sure why your tone is in jest. Richard Trumka is the one sitting on the economics panel at the white house. The same White House whose carbon trading would cause energy prices to “necessarily skyrocket”. Our money at ALPA is kicked up to AFL-CIO and helped elect this current leadership. So in essence, we are paying to put ourselves out of a job.
Trumka also makes his rounds on RT, or Russian Television. He makes no attempt to hide his ideas about redistributing the wealth. Say what you want about Beck and Fox, but please use facts on who these people are.
Dash
I may regret this , but here goes.
1. I can't find anything that states that Trumka is on the white house economics advisory panel. However, I do hope he is. I would want to see the vastly outfunded voice of labor get at least a bit of say in the corporate oligarchy that has run public policy for the last 30 years or so.
2. I Googled Russian TV. A search on their web site for Richard Trumka got zero hits.
Even if he was on it..so what? News Flash: The USSR collapsed in 1991 and along with it their Communist Party. The current Russian model still has its centuries of authoritan legacy, but the Communist order of Govt.-no. It is more similar to a fascist oligarchy such as we have in some South and Central American countries.
3. The idea of a Carbon Tax is waaay beyond the scope of such a board, but it does have its merits.(and yes, it does have drawbacks as well). A carbon tax, however, will appear to be inconsequential compared to the economic problems we are having..and will have...as we try to grow the worlds economy while unable to increase global oil production.
4. As far as redistributing wealth goes, this is exactly what has been happening in the USA for some 30 years or so now. The only problem is that it has been a redistribution of wealth from the vast majority to a tiny minority at the very top. Any attempts at redistributing wealth in the manner you mean is just trying to slow the flow of wealth (from almost everyone) that is currently going to the top.
The redistribution of wealth to the uber-wealthy has occured because of policy,law, regulation..(both enacted and removed) and tax changes that have been a gift to this small minority by your elected leaders. (not by any extraordinary work or skills of that small group)
The effects of this redistribution of wealth are profound and are reflected in the economy we currently have.
These are emperical facts and easily checked. Any attempt by Trumka to reverse, or at least slow down this trend, I'm all for.
Good for the AFL-CIO.