Monday, July 20, 2009

NEW POLL SHOWS CONSUMER REJECTION OF CAP-AND-TAX PLANS
The national poll, conducted by Lauer Johnson Research (LJR) on behalf of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, had a sample size of 807 and a +/- 3.5% sampling error rate. It found:

58 percent of Americans opposed to pay any more than they currently pay in their electricity bills to combat climate change, a 23% increase in those unwilling to pay more since 2007.

One-half (50%) of the country opposes enacting a carbon tax to fund energy research, which represents a 49-point shift (22% drop in agree; 27% increase in disagree) away from supporting a carbon tax for energy research in 2007.

Interest in protecting the environment and fighting climate change has dropped from a low priority (8%) in 2007 to receiving virtually no attention (3%) in 2009.

Fifty-five percent of all respondents, and 69% of working/lower class families, say a $20 increase in their monthly electric bill would cause financial difficulty for their household.

68% disagree with the idea that Congress should enact a carbon tax to encourage consumers to cut back on their electricity usage. Not one respondent indicated a willingness to pay over 20% more on their monthly electricity bill to combat climate change, according to the survey.

1 comment:

NoFreeWind said...

>Not one respondent indicated a willingness to pay over 20% more on their monthly electricity bill to combat climate change,

That goes to show, people are smart, government is Dumb. No "person" would ever consider putting up a wind turbine or solar panel to make everyday electricity, only a government, pushed and forced by special interest groups would. America - we've been hijacked!