What is wrong with Rep. Ed Perlmutter?
When it comes to the bills he supports, I would say everything. This congressman to me seems very out of touch with his district’s constituents. I get the feeling he is working for his lobbyists instead of the people. He has been in favor of all the bank bailouts and wasteful spending sprees over the last year. He also favors just about every bill that increases the size of government and taxes Americans and their businesses increasingly more. He is an advocate for Cap and Trade, a tax on carbon emissions. He is under the impression that carbon is the root cause of global warming. Carbon is something all humans and other animals exhale. Yet, Perlmutter thinks the government has the right to tax business that produce it. This is insanity. This will have serious consequences on all business and drive prices increasing upward. Something that will be a burden an already slumping economy. Perlmutter, even without fully understanding how global warming works is in favor of this dangerous bill that will do nothing to curb emissions or effect the environment, but will do everything to hurt consumers.
Lastly, I wanted to report that Perlmutter has yet to sign on to HR 1207, a bill to audit the Federal Reserve Bank. I have contacted his office several times and get the same form email back. Perlmutter says he supports transparency but for some reason he wont favor an audit of the Federal Reserve Bank. The only institution in this country that currently doesn’t get audited is the Fed. If you are in Perlmutter’s district I urge you to contact his office and remind him who he works for.
Just to update that Perlmutter did finally decide to cosponsor HR 1207 last month. Thanks to all of you that contacted his office.