Global-warming legislation will mean new tax

This letter is in response to Eddie Konczal's letter to the editor, "Congress: Follow N.J.'s Global-Warming Lead" (Sentinel, July 26), praising the New Jersey Legislature for passing the Global Warming Response Act. He also uses the newly revised term for global warming, which is global climate change.

I'm sure the new term global climate change is now being used because the average thinking (or not-so-easily propagandized) person does not accept the global-warming theory. The earth has been here for supposedly billions of years and has gone through thousands of cooling and warming periods. Think about this. The earth has been here billions of years, and "scientists" like Al Gore, Green Day and Leonardo DiCaprio think that inaccurate forecasting and data from, at best, the last few hundred years is convincing enough to believe in global climate change. It's hard for me to believe people buy into this theory.

You rarely hear about global climate change from real scientists; it's always some hack politician, rock star or Hollywood loudmouth who has been duped into believing this theory.

In my opinion this is just a way for the state Legislature to set us up for a future carbon tax. You can almost guarantee that sometime in the near future, some New Jersey politicians will be ready to burden the state's citizens with a carbon tax.

Remember the vote for open space? People voted themselves a tax increase to preserve open space. The only open space in Sayreville now has a commuter parking lot being built on it. No open space exists, and building hasn't been deterred one bit.

Remember the prophetic Beatles song "Taxman"? "If you take a walk, I'll tax your feet." Unfortunately, it seems as if New Jersey is getting close to that day.

Wake up, New Jersey. Do not fall for this phony setup for a future carbon-tax money grab. Don't be fooled, folks. This is a setup. It's sad, but New Jersey politicians can't get enough of your money. Hold on to your wallets.

I'm just wondering when the state Legislature will pass The Overtaxed New Jersey Resident Response Act. Huh? Don't hold your breath.

Ron Nash

Sayreville