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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Van Rompuy Wants the EU to Run on CO2


Much of his wish list may have been drearily familiar ever since the Addenino report of 1985: more flying of the "ring of stars" flag, more singing of the "European anthem", EU number plates on cars, EU identity cards. But the one thing the EU has needed to make its powers complete, and which not even its Constitution could give, was the power to levy its own direct taxes. It is no accident that this is now at the top of Mr Van Rompouy's list – nor that the way in which he plans to raise those taxes is by levying new charges on every kind of activity that emits CO2.

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  1. Has this man not been reading the news lately? Has he not learned what the world knows? That this is all a HUMONGOUS hoax?

    http://eastangliaemails.com/

    Here you will find links to EVERY email that was set loose into the world.

    Some think this was done so that Sweden would not get suckered this week by climate control taxes. Who knows?

    These hackers deserve a great thank you. The scientists have owned up to the validity of these emails. But insist they are taken out of context etc etc. They cannot possibly undo the damage done here but their media pets are trying.

    So this Van ROmpey should cool his jets a bit. What is he afraid of?

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