Governor George Allen interviews a single mother of four about the rising costs of living. Government policy has already driven up food prices; efforts to encourage the use of corn for fuel (ethanol) have impacted not only the cost of bread and other grain products, but of milk and meat as well. And the pressure on this mom’s budget is multiplied many thousands of times across the country.

Gov. Allen points out that the cap-and-trade bill being debated in Washington will tax energy, further driving up the cost of electricity, food and fuel, hurting families and businesses, and threatening to drive jobs overseas. And all of this will have a minuscule impact on the climate.

This is the second of five segments. All of the videos, including several poignant highlights, are being released each Friday at the Cornwall Alliance blog.