The New York Times reported: "Cap and trade, by contrast, is almost perfectly designed for the buying and selling of political support through the granting of valuable emissions permits to favor specific industries and even specific Congressional districts."

This bill would be an open invitation to fraud. The only way it could work would be round-the- clock surveillance and monitoring everything we do.

We see who would benefit from this bill: the politicians and businesses big enough to keep the politicians happy. And the lobbyists and special interest groups. But who would pay this $1 trillion to $2 trillion energy tax? Well, for starters, it would raise an average family's annual energy bill by $1,500, and raise the cost of living for everyone because the cost of goods would be increased. Not only that, but an estimated 1-3 million jobs would be lost per year over the next 15 years.

If Congress passes this Waxman-Markey Energy Bill (cap and trade), it will be yet another fine example of political incompetency and/or corruption. Let us watch and take note of who votes for it. And remember it at the polls.