Warning: This government scam would be the 'destruction of rural America'



Another day, another government proposal that will throw a wrench in American citizens' freedom.

The SEC proposal would allow for the creation of a new type of company called a “natural asset company,” which could buy up land to use natural processes — like the generation of fresh air — to write off carbon emissions.

Glenn Beck calls the proposal “horrifying.”

Utah Treasurer Marlo Oaks is in agreement, telling Glenn that the proposal will “permanently stop economically essential activities like grazing, mineral extraction, modern agriculture” and “severely curtail recreational access.”

“We’re basically talking about the destruction of rural America,” he adds, noting that the move is simply “an effort to take control of America’s natural resources.”

The proposal is “essentially placing a value on natural processes,” Oaks continues, using “biological systems that provide clear air, water, food” as an example.

To put it simply, Oak calls it “just another scam” that uses “God-given processes” at the expense of our country.

“It represents a massive transfer of wealth,” he adds.

Glenn is aware that all of this has seriously far-reaching implications.

“Our food prices will go through the roof,” Glenn says, “and good luck going to a national park.”

“This is so evil. This is so incredibly evil,” he adds.


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GOP senator rapid fires odd question at carbon tax advocate who floats far-fetched hypothesis about Xi Jinping



Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) used a series of odd-ball questions on Wednesday to highlight the far-fetched hypothesis of one carbon tax advocate.

During a Senate Budget Committee hearing addressing intersecting issues of the economy and climate change, Kennedy began his time grilling two witnesses, Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin and Dr. Robert Litterman, about the costs associated with carbon neutrality.

Litterman, a devout advocate of a carbon tax, admitted he does not know the cost, while Holtz-Eakin estimated it would cost $50 trillion. When Kennedy followed up, asking how carbon neutrality would positively impact the climate, neither man could provide a substantive answer because they both agreed it would be contingent on China and India, which count for more than one-third of the world's population.

Kennedy then zeroed in on Litterman's apparently uninformed advocacy.

"Do you believe ... based on your observation of [Chinese President Xi] Jinping that Mr. Xi Jinping will ever do anything that is inconsistent with China's best interests in the name of global climate change?" he asked Litterman.

Litterman responded that China indeed has a carbon tax. Of course, that was not Kennedy's question. The Republican senator then clarified his inquiry, asking Litterman whether he believes Xi Jinping would ignore China's domestic interests in lieu of global ones.

"I think that President Xi understands that we have to work together to address this global problem, yes I do," Litterman responded.

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To register the implausibility of Xi ever putting China's interests second to the international community, Kennedy then asked Litterman three questions that exposed the absurdity of Litterman's suggestion.

"Do you believe in the Tooth Fairy?" Kennedy asked.

"No sir," Litterman responded.

"Do you believe in the Easter Bunny?" Kennedy followed up.

"No sir," Litterman shot back.

"Do you believe that Jimmy Hoffa died of natural causes?" Kennedy asked again.

"No sir," Litterman said.

President Joe Biden has directed the U.S. government to take steps to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. But two major questions about carbon neutrality, which Kennedy highlighted, remain unanswered, namely how it will be financed and whether it will work at all without all-in support from India and China.

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