There may or may not be a VAT tax, but if Barry gets his way, we may get a Carbon Tax, which is much more insidious. At least your state's junior senator understands what that would mean for WV's economy. I hope he has balls enough to oppose the mainstream dims if such a policy threatens to become a reality.
My senators, Warner and Kaine, on the other hand, are too f'n stupid to breathe.
Expect Manchin to be a good little dem and fall in line with obumbles. He caved on gun control, he will cave on the carbon tax.
As it is, APCO is shuttering 2 coal fired plants around the upper Kanawha Valley thanks to the damn EPA. Now they are going to have to spend 337 million to redo some main transmission lines. Guess who gets to pay? Yep! The customers.
And if John Amos has a problem during peak power usage, which around here is in the winter, expect rolling black outs. It happened back in 96.
Another pet bitch of mine is the government wants the power companies to build natural gas plants... and then they spend 10 years sitting on the permit process!!!!
On the other hand, I guess we will get to watch the dummies in Ohio, Kentucky and WV cry a river due to power being more expensive. Won't hurt me too much as I heat with gas. Gets a little expensive in the summer though.