Promessa desgraçadamente cumprida

While most people could not quote the price they are paying per kilowatt hour - as they can for a gallon of gas, they do know their electricity bills are skyrocketing. They also understand that the government policy of picking winners and losers makes taxpayers the losers.

Por uma vez, Obama está a cumprir o prometido. Atente-se nesta transcrição de declarações que fez em Novembro de 2008:

«When I was asked earlier about the issue of coal…under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket…even regardless of what I say about whether coal is good or bad, because I’m capping greenhouse gasses, coal power plants, natural gas…you name it…whatever the plants were, whatever the industry was, they would have to retro-fit their operations. That will cost money…they will pass that money on to the consumers (....)»

Para quem tenha ainda manifeste incredibilidade, deixo aqui um pequeno vídeo onde se pode ver e ouvir Obama defender a bondade da subida estratosférica dos preços de energia: