I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but this makes sense. Let's come up with a counter system that earns us 10 billion or so:
http://www.examiner.com/orange-county-conservative-in-orlando/scandal-obama-gore-goldman-joyce-foundation-ccx-partners-to-fleece-usa>
> THIS CAME FROM A FORMER CHEMICAL INDUSTRY MONEY GUY..............
> *Here is what is behind Cap & Trade...*
>
> *So . . . you think you know quite a bit about Obama and his band ? *
>
> *You don't know anything yet. Read on all of this as it all comes
> together in the last part...a must read.**
> *
> This is an interesting story put together from various articles and TV
> shows by the British Times paper. It shows what Obama and his friends
> are really all about. It's not hope and change, it is money.
>
> I know the first part is a little boring, but stick with it. The
> second part connects all the dots for you (it will open your eyes).
> The end explains how Obama and all his cronies will end up as
> multi-billionaires. (It's definitely worth the read. You will not be
> disappointed).
>
> A small bank in Chicago called SHOREBANK almost went bankrupt during
> the recession. The bank made a profit on its foreign micro-loans (see
> below) but had lost money in sub-prime mortgages in the US. It was
> facing likely closure by federal regulators. However, because the
> bank's executives were well connected with members of the Obama
> Administration, a private rescue bailout was arranged. The bank's
> employees had donated money to Obama's Senate campaign. In other
> words, ShoreBank was too politically connected to be allowed to go under.
>
> ShoreBank survived and invested in many "green" businesses such as
> solar panel manufacturing. In fact, the bank was mentioned in one of
> Obama's speeches during his election campaign because it subjected new
> business borrowers to eco-litmus tests.
>
> Prior to becoming President, Obama sat on the board of the JOYCE
> FOUNDATION, a liberal charity. This foundation was originally
> established by Joyce Kean's family which had accumulated millions of
> dollars in the lumber industry. It mostly gave funds to hospitals but
> after her death in 1972, the foundation was taken over by radical
> environmentalists and social justice extremists.
>
> This JOYCE FOUNDATION, which is rumored to have assets of 8 billion
> dollars, has now set up and funded, with a few partners, something
> called the CHICAGO CLIMATE EXCHANGE, known as CXX. It will be the
> exchange (like the Chicago Grain Futures Market for agriculture) where
> Environmental Carbon Credits are traded.
>
> Under Obama's new bill, businesses in the future will be assessed a
> tax on how much CO2 they produce (their Carbon Footprint) or in other
> words how much they add to global warming. If a company produces less
> CO2 than their allotted measured limit, they earn a Carbon Credit.
> This Carbon Credit can be traded on the CXX exchange. Another company,
> which has gone over their CO2 limit, can buy the Credit and "reduce"
> their footprint and tax liability. It will be like trading shares on
> Wall Street.
>
> Well, it was the same JOYCE FOUNDATION, along with some other private
> partners and Wall Street firms that funded the bailout of ShoreBank.
> The foundation is now one of the major shareholders. The bank has now
> been designated to be the "banking arm" of the CHICAGO CLIMATE
> EXCHANGE (CXX). In addition, Goldman Sachs has been contracted to run
> the investment trading floor of the exchange.
>
> **So far so good; now the INTERESTING parts.***
>
> *One ShoreBank co-founder, named Jan Piercy, was a Wellesley College
> roommate of Hillary Clinton. Hillary and Bill Clinton have long
> supported the bank and are small investors.
>
> Another co-founder of ShoreBank, named Mary Houghton, was a friend of
> Obama's late mother. Obama's mother worked on foreign MICRO-LOANS for
> the Ford Foundation. She worked for the foundation with a guy called
> Geithner. Yes, you guessed it. This man was the father of Tim
> Geithner, our present Treasury Secretary, who failed to pay all his
> taxes for two years.
>
> Another founder of ShoreBank was Ronald Grzywinski, a cohort and close
> friend of Jimmy Carter.
>
> The former ShoreBank Vice Chairman was a man called Bob Nash. He was
> the deputy campaign manager of Hillary Clinton's presidential bid. He
> also sat on the board of the Chicago Law School with Obama and Bill
> Ayers, the former terrorist. Nash was also a member of Obama's White
> House transition team.
>
> (To jog your memories, Bill Ayers is a Professor at the University of
> Illinois at Chicago. He founded the Weather Underground, a radical
> revolutionary group that bombed buildings in the 60s and 70s. He had
> no remorse for those who were killed, escaped jail on a technicality,
> and is still an admitted Marxist).
>
> When Obama sat on the board of the JOYCE FOUNDATION, he "funneled"
> thousands of charity dollars to a guy named John Ayers, who runs a
> dubious education fund. Yes, you guessed it. The brother of Bill
> Ayers, the terrorist.
>
> Howard Stanback is a board member of ShoreBank. He is a former board
> chairman of the Woods Foundation. Obama and Bill Ayers, the terrorist,
> also sat on the board of the Woods Foundation. Stanback was formerly
> employed by New Kenwood Inc. a real estate development company
> co-owned by Tony Rezko.
>
> (You will remember that Tony Rezko was the guy who gave Obama an
> amazing sweet deal on his new house. Years prior to this, the law firm
> of Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland had represented Rezko's company
> and helped him get more than 43 million dollars in government funding.
> Guess who worked as a lawyer at the firm at the time. Yes, Barack Obama).
>
> Adele Simmons, the Director of ShoreBank, is a close friend of Valerie
> Jarrett, a White House senior advisor to Obama. Simmons and Jarrett
> also sit on the board of a dubious Chicago Civic Organization.
>
> Van Jones sits on the board of ShoreBank and is one the marketing
> directors for "green" projects. He also holds a senior advisor
> position for black studies at Princeton University. You will remember
> that Mr. Van Jones was appointed by Obama in 2009 to be a Special
> Advisor for Green Jobs at the White House. He was forced to resign
> over past political activities, including the fact that he is a Marxist.
>
> Al Gore was one of the smaller partners to originally help fund the
> CHICAGO CLIMATE EXCHANGE. He also founded a company called Generation
> Investment Management (GIM) and registered it in London, England. GIM
> has close links to the UK-based Climate Exchange PLC, a holding
> company listed on the London Stock Exchange. This company trades
> Carbon Credits in Europe (just like CXX will do here) and its floor is
> run by Goldman Sachs.
>
> Along with Gore, the other co-founder of GIM is Hank Paulson, the
> former US Treasury Secretary and former CEO of Goldman Sachs. His
> wife, Wendy, graduated from and is presently a Trustee of Wellesley
> College. Yes, the same college that Hillary Clinton and Jan Piercy, a
> co-founder of ShoreBank attended. (They are all friends).
>
> **Interesting? And now the closing...**
>
> Because many studies have been exposed as scientific nonsense, people
> are slowly realizing that man-made global warming is nothing more than
> a money-generating hoax. As a result, Obama is working feverishly to
> win the race. He aims to push a Cap-and-Trade Carbon Tax Bill through
> Congress and into law.
>
> Obama knows he must get this passed before he loses his majority in
> Congress in the November elections. Apart from Climate Change he will
> "sell" this bill to the public as generating tax revenue to reduce our
> debt. But, it will also make it impossible for US companies to compete
> in world markets and drastically increase unemployment. In addition,
> energy prices (home utility rates) will sky rocket.
>
> **But, here's the KICKER (THE MONEY TRAIL).***
>
> *If the bill passes, it is estimated that over 10 TRILLION dollars
> each year will be traded on the CXX exchange. At a commission rate of
> only 4 percent, the exchange would earn close to 400 billion dollars
> to split between its owners, all Obama cronies. At a 2 percent rate,
> Goldman Sachs would also rake in 200 billion dollars each year.
>
> But don't forget SHOREBANK. With 10 trillion dollars flowing though
> its accounts, the bank will earn close to 40 billion dollars in
> interest each year for its owners (more Obama cronies), without even
> breaking a sweat.
>
> It is estimated Al Gore alone will probably rake in 15 billion dollars
> just in the first year. Of course, Obama's "commissions" will be held
> in trust for him at the Joyce Foundation. They are estimated to be
> over 8 billion dollars by the time he leaves office in 2013, if the
> bill passes this year. Of course, these commissions will continue to
> be paid for the rest of his life.
>
> Some financial experts think this will be the largest scam or legal
> heist in world history. Obama's cronies make the Mafia look like rank
> amateurs. They will make Bernie Madoff's fraud look like penny ante stuff.
