Bay Area air board approves global-warming fees for businesses

Contra Costa Times ^ | 5/21/8 | Denis Cuff

[SmithL]

This unelected board calls it a fee, because they don't have the authority to tax.

[Uncle Hal]

The inmates are running the insane asylum.

[NormsRevenge]

Air board administrators and board members said their efforts would complement the attempts by the California Air Resources Board to rein in global warming gases.

-

What a crock!

Leeches, bleeding the masses ..

[The Iceman Cometh]

I guess citizens will need to be monitored for their personal methane releases.

[steelyourfaith]

Exactly. This Anthropogenic Global Warming ™ scam is all about Big Government shakedown. Thanx!

 

Beam me to Planet Gore !

[henkster]

I can see them saying “$1 per year; that’s not so bad.” Oh, but it’s just a start.

What’s the goal here? Easy; to raise $1.1 million in revenues. More money for bureaucracy. More disincentive for productive private business.

Bureaucracies exist to consume and consume to exist. They do nothing to solve the problems they were created to solve, only perpetuate them. They also abuse the rights of the individual in the exercise of the power of the State.

ALL POWER TO THE SOVIETS!!!!!

[umgud]

The fees, ranging from $180,000 a year for a large oil refinery to $1 annually for a service station,

What a bunch of crap. These refiners could easily afford at least a million a year and the gas stations should be paying at least several 10's of thousands. /s

[umgud]

The fees, ranging from $180,000 a year for a large oil refinery to $1 annually for a service station,

What a bunch of crap. These refiners could easily afford at least a million a year and the gas stations should be paying at least several 10's of thousands. /s

[rightwingcrazy]

For Ancient Roman, it’s called a “tribute”. Gangsters call it “protection money”.

[Bernard Marx]

Camel's nose under the tent alert!

I don't give a hoot what the San Fransicko freaks do, businesses that stay there deserve what they get. But if this insane notion comes to a place near you, Raise Hell! This simply generates funds for EcoFreaks who want to put you out of business! This disguised tax will increase astronomically over time and will give the Greenies incredible power over you.

[Hacklehead]

“...would fund district efforts to calculate, study and control carbon dioxide, methane and other warming gases.”

Translation: Some board member’s retarded nephew needs a job.

[tioga]

Once they start “taxing” or setting “fees” on global warming we will NEVER get rid of this hoooeey.

[shorty_harris]

Look for a similar “fee” on your phone bill in the not-too-distant future..

[ModelBreaker]

The fees, ranging from $180,000 a year for a large oil refinery to $1 annually for a service station, would fund district efforts to calculate, study and control carbon dioxide, methane and other warming gases

Of course, this is the real story. Busineses get to fund government employees, who are paid to harass the businesses, generating higher fees, which funds more government employees . . .

[sr4402]

The fees, ranging from $180,000 a year for a large oil refinery

Interesting way to shut down refinerys and have Gas Blackouts. DOH

[gathersnomoss]

Ha, that is a funny one. What a joke. Quit pulling my leg.

[Winged Hussar]

My first inclination as a business owner would be to refuse to pay. If they were able to get a court to force me to pay, my next inclination would be to move the business, the jobs that go with it, and the resulting tax revenues out of the jurisdiction. Easy solution.

[gathersnomoss]

Traders are selling CO2 credits. The United States has fallen over the cliff. It only hurts when the sudden stop occurs.

This year has been a disaster thus far. Welcome aboard the SST to hell. The socialists are running the nuthouse.

[gathersnomoss]

Everyone must shoulder the cost. We are prime for an Obama type president.

[gathersnomoss]

How do you move a refinery, what with regulations and all?