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So Tom Steyer wants to bail out California’s troubled university system with a 10 percent oil extraction tax.

 

That’s interesting considering California’s university system may well not be troubled or in need of a bailout if not for the state’s pursuit of the very policies Steyer has advocated.

 

California – Steyer and Gov. Jerry Brown in particular – have never been able to grasp that the best thing they can do to help the environment as well as the poor and the state economy overall is to push for plentiful, affordable energy.

Instead, they have insisted on punishing the industry for providing thousands of high-paid jobs for working class Californians, billions in tax revenues and the energy to power the state’s 31 million vehicles and the homes, offices and shopping places of its 35 million people.

This time around, the proposal is to place a 10 percent tax on oil extraction. It is expected the tax would generate about $2 billion annually. The last attempt to enact such a tax, Proposition 87 in 2006, went down because opponents sensibly made the case the new tax would lead to higher gas prices.

With gas prices down, such proposals are reappearing. Other proposals would increase levies on tobacco and modify the state’s property tax limit.Scissors-32x32.png


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So Tom Steyer wants to bail out California’s troubled university system with a 10 percent oil extraction tax.

 

 

 

 

What we see here is the answer we always see on The Left...ie higher taxes...bigger government. Someone should tell Tom and his followers that it is the XXIst century. XXth century solution may one longer work.

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According to the The Sacramento Bee, Steyer suggested to reporters that the recent uptick in gas prices has come not from policies he has pushed but from some kind of conspiracy among the oil companies.

 

“There’s a huge human justice issue here about whether hardworking Californians are paying way too much for gasoline and the companies are being able to manipulate it … and triple their profits,” he said with what was presumed to be a straight face.

 

 

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Would I get into trouble if I were to smack Tom upside the head? It probably wouldn't do much good...but I'd feel better.

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According to the The Sacramento Bee, Steyer suggested to reporters that the recent uptick in gas prices has come not from policies he has pushed but from some kind of conspiracy among the oil companies.

 

“There’s a huge human justice issue here about whether hardworking Californians are paying way too much for gasoline and the companies are being able to manipulate it … and triple their profits,” he said with what was presumed to be a straight face.

 

 

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Would I get into trouble if I were to smack Tom upside the head? It probably wouldn't do much good...but I'd feel better.

This from a charlatan who has made money hand over fist on losing 'green' projects that the taxpayers have paid forrolleyes.gif

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What I see here is yet one more data point that says wealth and intelligence do not necessarily go together.

I have also found this true of education and common sense.!

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@Geee

 

What I see here is yet one more data point that says wealth and intelligence do not necessarily go together.

I have also found this true of education and common sense.!

 

 

 

Remind me again why I am supposed to care what Matt Damon or *Jon Voight say about anything...other than their craft?

 

 

* God Bless Jon Voight! I'm a huge fan...But he's a actor, They speak words written by others.

 

 

What gets me is people like Matt Damon...etc get their panties in a bunch whenever they are criticized for taking a political position. Susan Sarandon has every right to speak her (so called) mind, just as I have the right to call her a ** moron.

 

** Deep sincere apologies to Morons, it was not my intent to say you are are idiotic as Susan Sarandon.

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@Geee

 

What I see here is yet one more data point that says wealth and intelligence do not necessarily go together.

I have also found this true of education and common sense.!

 

 

 

Remind me again why I am supposed to care what Matt Damon or *Jon Voight say about anything...other than their craft?

 

 

* God Bless Jon Voight! I'm a huge fan...But he's a actor, They speak words written by others.

 

 

What gets me is people like Matt Damon...etc get their panties in a bunch whenever they are criticized for taking a political position. Susan Sarandon has every right to speak her (so called) mind, just as I have the right to call her a ** moron.

 

** Deep sincere apologies to Morons, it was not my intent to say you are are idiotic as Susan Sarandon.

 

Speaking of Susan Sarandon, her current boyfriend could be her son, he's half her age.

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What happened to her husband Tim Robbins? I don't keep up on this sort of thing.

 

I usually don't either - but they split a few years back. She's big in to the women lib thing - maybe a woman giving a guy the heave ho for a sweet young thing was a liberation thinglaugh.png

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