What is cap and trade? Do any of you know? I do. It’s just other words for global warming or climate change that the government doesn’t want you to know.

It has passed the House and now goes to the Senate. I’m writing this to let all of you know just how much it will cost each and every one of you. If the Senate passes this bill, it will be the biggest tax hike in American history for all of us. I will give you just a few of the ways the cap and trade will affect your pocketbook.

1. Obama wants to close all coal mining. He thinks it hurts the environment. Those who heat with coal will pay through the nose to get another way to heat their homes.

2. Heating bills will skyrocket.

3. Farmers and businesses will have high taxes to pay.

4. If you sell your home, you will have to improve windows, furnace, lights to bring it up to code with global warming.

You people in North Dakota have got to call your senators and tell them if they vote for this you will kick them out of office.

This amendment is terrible. You will be taxed out of all your life savings. Your children and grandchildren will bear the burden of all the debt Obama is putting on them. I’m only giving you half the facts. There is a lot more I haven’t written about.

He already controls the auto industry and banks and credit card business, and now your life. He controls all their pay and bonuses. Global warming is a farce. It’s only to control the people. He is coming after you now. Vote out those that vote for this amendment.

Next is health care. If you think what you just read is terrible, health care isn’t the half of it. I could write and let all of you know just exactly what Obama has planned for you, but I’ll leave it up to all of you to do your own investigating.

People, get with it before it’s too late. I am a real concerned American, and that’s why I wrote this. Please be a more concerned American. We are losing our freedom.

I was born and grew up in Rugby.

Nelson now lives in St. Paul, Minn.