Posted on 03/02/2015 6:44:07 AM PST by jmaroneps37
California is always honing its suicidal skills. In its continuous drive toward the ultimate sunset, the Golden State has made its war on America and what America stands for abundantly clear. It wants to become a territory of Mexico and a haven for illegal aliens supported by the dwindling number of actual American saps it can squeeze every nickel out of… bringing the state inexorably closer to its final demise.
Among California’s most glaring self-inflicted wounds is its cap and trade program under which businesses, deemed to be enemies of the socialist utopian dream, must pay a tax above and beyond ordinary costs of operating in the state.
As is always the case when socialists, who know nothing about how an economy works, control a government enterprise the California cap and trade shake down is not producing the results that were advertised.
Sold as futures commodities carbon emissions permits – as cap and trade’s tangible products are called, – fetched $12.10 per ton for fiscal 2018 after selling for $12.21 in 2015. Still more telling was the drastic drop in the number of permits sold. While this year’s permits numbered 73.6 million 2018 permits fell to just 10.4 million.
California’s cap and trade is merely a manifestation of its Democrats’ true aim which is the total destruction of the petroleum industry within its borders. They have made no secret of their intention to cut petroleum usage in their state by half and removing some 8 billion gallons of fuel from the reach of consumers by 2040.
In the convoluted socialist mind destroying the petroleum industry will bring jobs to under employed minorities and strengthen the state’s economy. Such talk is just a variation of the “It’s for the children,” mantra they use to justify everything..
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Cap N Tax was a brilliant ploy for the country as a whole because it generates a lot of dough for the fedgov and the MSM can put all the blame on “greedy utility companies” and “big oil”.
Unfortunately the Dems spent all their legislative time on Obamacare.
When you do Cap N Tax as a state, as California has done, the people will look over the border and notice the fuel and utility prices aren’t skyrocketing. They may even ask why?
They have made no secret of their intention to cut petroleum usage in their state by half and removing some 8 billion gallons of fuel from the reach of consumers by 2040
I think this is great, so great that I believe we should DEMAND that our Public Employees and Public Servants do their part and lead by example.
I propose a Ballot Initiative mandating ALL Public Servants and Public Employees exclusively use PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION to and from their Work Places.
1st Offense is a Misdemeanor
2nd Offense is a FELONY
Just Like exercising your right to keep and bear arms without a License is.
Indeed
They will...and the answer is and always will be "Evil Republicans"!
Hmmm, could that be why we have this flood of Californians into Texas?
Oddly enough, only the ambitious, hard-working ones seem to be coming here...
Hmmm ..?? I’m guessing most of those who moved to TX are Republicans.
My family keeps saying I should move to OR, but there’s nothing there but scenery.
The money quote (no pun intended) - all those lovely commissions - no wonder Goldman Sachs is all for it.
California has been a haven for communists Democrats and a huge nesting place for illegals. Now here illegals can get driver licenses and can get jobs. It is almost impossible to shop daily without a hard accent or no English. It is a cess pool of problems and so over regulated that business are leaving and a great migration to other States. The Democrats run the State.
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