Posted on 02/13/2005 10:30:14 AM PST by NormsRevenge
SACRAMENTO - When Arnold Schwarzenegger took office, he vowed to whack away at a tangle of California regulations he blamed for choking the frail state economy.
In one of his first acts as governor, Schwarzenegger put an immediate six-month freeze on hundreds of pending rules and directed his staff to get rid of anything that was putting a crimp on business.
Consumer groups braced for the worst. They expected the Republican governor to take aim at hard-fought protections for everything from the environment to consumers.
Instead, during his first year in office, Schwarzenegger embraced the kinds of rules he railed against during the campaign.
After perusing scores of regulations, Schwarzenegger's administration gave the green light to higher fees on businesses and new fire-safety regulations for mattresses. It OK'd pioneering water-conservation standards for washing machines opposed by manufacturers and noise-reduction rules that drew the ire of off-road enthusiasts. It cleared the way for higher fees on farmers and endorsed tougher safety rules for construction workers.
Review of rules
A Mercury News review of more than 150 frozen regulations found none the Schwarzenegger administration killed.
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Administration officials said the decisions to allow the regulations to take effect should not be seen as undermining the governor's commitment to improving California's business climate.
``Reform of the state business climate is a multi-pronged, multi-front effort and this governor has launched a campaign to reform it across the board,'' said Schwarzenegger spokesman Vince Sollitto. ``The executive order was the beginning step in an ongoing campaign that is still far from complete.''
That's what worries consumer activists. While they breathed a sigh of relief after last year's review process, they now are sounding alarms about new efforts to water down consumer-protection rules.
(Excerpt) Read more at mercurynews.com ...
Well we continue to hope that Arnie is focused ON WHAT IS NEED FOR THE STATE AND ITS FINANCIAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC RECONSTRUCTION. Not on what a bunch of selfish consumers want. It will be a refreshing bit of fresh air, if he executes as he promised, and cleans up this state....go T3 and don't let us down.
Arnold only talks tough. The Terminator is really a wimp.
Some can't go, of course. A Los Angeles dry cleaners can't relocate to Winnemucca, NV, and keep the same customers. But it becomes increasingly difficult to remain profitable.
Actually, my observation is that the Gov. has recognized that may of these reg. agencies are heavily influenced by industry.
Industry reps. have worked with regulators to find acceptable solutions to many issues. The Gov. has helped to foster this dialog, rather than the obstructionist, confrentational posturing of previous leadership. The changes, to things like lawnmowers, have been minor.
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Maybe we should remember that GW failed to block one singe EO that the traitor Clinton signed just before leaving office. But hey it is OK, because...(R) by the name says it all.
Yes,quite!It's funny how the dems accuse the president of being a divider,after almost 40 years of dividing Americans into such silly groupings as "consumers" on the one hand,and "workers" on the other,as though they were different people.
Yes,quite!It's funny how the dems accuse the president of being a divider,after almost 40 years of dividing Americans into such silly groupings as "consumers" on the one hand,and "workers" on the other,as though they were different people.
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Yes, it is part of the generic Dem playbook, TO ACCUSE ANY CONSERVATIVE OF DOING EXACTLY WHAT THEY DO....it happens over and over. I think some of them are so stupid that they don't even realize they are doing it ---
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