There's only a twenty-eight times difference between Joe's number and what the average American would be willing to pay.
Washington Times (4/11/21) column: "The climate change provisions in President Biden’s 'Infrastructure' Plan will cost American households $1,400 each year. Last Wednesday, Mr. Biden tried to defend raising taxes to help pay for his $2.65 trillion plan, saying he’s 'not trying to punish anyone [but he’s] sick and tired of ordinary people being fleeced.' So are we, especially when the fleecing is done by the president and his administration and especially when it is carefully hidden...Way back in February 2019, our friends at the American Energy Alliance did a survey of 1,005 nationwide likely voters and asked them how much they would be willing to pay each year to address climate change. The median answer — the one right in the middle of the responses — was $50. More than a third of the respondents said 'zero.' We have seen more recent research from earlier this year that indicates those numbers are actually lower now than they were in 2019; that voters have less tolerance for government-imposed increases in energy prices. That is not surprising given the pandemic and the associated economic downturn."
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"U.S. energy policy should reflect the economic, environmental, and national security benefits of open markets and competition. Regrettably, recent actions by the Biden administration are taking the opposite approach. Keep-it-in-the-ground policies like canceling the Keystone XL pipeline or banning new lease sales for oil and gas on federal lands won’t meaningfully change the demand for oil and gas."
– Carla Sands,
Philadelphia Inquirer
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