Posted on 08/01/2010 11:16:34 AM PDT by maggiesnotebook
Pelosi's CLEAR Act adds billions in new taxes, a federal takeover of a state's authority to issue pertinent permits within their state, and builds a $500 million annually, slush fund for the Interior Secretary. That slush fund is provided by $22 billion in new taxes over ten years, which settles at $3 billion-per-year after the ten years. The vote is expected Friday.
Pelosi has also refused to allow an independent, bipartisan investigation into the BP oil spill - and according to sources this move is to protect Obama.
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Why?
Well, there goes the state-issued fishing licenses! I wonder what that is going to do to the wetlands migratory-bird hunting licenses, too?
Good question, and it appears the States don’t have a clue this is coming.
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