Then the solution was Hillarycare a Rube Goldberg bureaucratic monstrosity dressed up in the rhetoric of markets, flexibility, and innovation. Now the solution is Climatecare an even more audacious power grab decked out in the same deceptive rhetoric. I am confident the American people will see through and reject this latest assault on their freedom and living standards. Millions of Americans sat in long lines for their turn at the fuel pump. The Clinton Energy Plan could produce similar results but its impact will be more widespread.
Small businesses are America s job creators.
This proposal puts millions of American jobs at risk by unduly and unfairly burdening small businesses with vast new costs and stealth taxes. The losers will be American consumers, who will bear the brunt of restrictions on energy use in their everyday lives. They ll have to pay the costs, not just in higher prices, but in a drastically lower standard of living. In fact, one might say, it leaves American consumers, particularly seniors, out in the cold. NCC coordinates the work of subgroups in specialized consumer issue areas.