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Jerry Brown's overheated climate rhetoric
Orange County Register ^ | 8-19-2012 | The Orange County Register Editorial Board

Posted on 08/20/2012 1:52:04 PM PDT by Mark Landsbaum

It's probably no coincidence that Gov. Jerry Brown recently launched a website to scare Californians into embracing his global-warming hype. The state is about to launch a cap-and-trade scheme that potentially will raise billions of dollars for the government, ostensibly to fight global warming.

In reality, the money is likely to be diverted to more mundane political uses – like backfilling the huge budget hole perpetuated by Mr. Brown and the Democratic-controlled Legislature...

(Excerpt) Read more at ocregister.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Editorial; Government; US: California
KEYWORDS: co2emissions; globalwarming; regulation; tax

1 posted on 08/20/2012 1:52:12 PM PDT by Mark Landsbaum
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To: Mark Landsbaum

Anyone believing Gov Moonbeam is stupid enough to 1) be a Nobel Peace Prize Committee member, or 2) serve in congress.


2 posted on 08/20/2012 1:54:20 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: Mark Landsbaum

So glad we bailed on California almost 15 years ago.


3 posted on 08/20/2012 2:30:08 PM PDT by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: Menehune56

“So glad we bailed on California almost 15 years ago.”

We are too! It’s better here without you people who don’t have the resolve to stay and fix what’s wrong! We’ll send you some Mexicans to cut your lawn if you will post an address.


4 posted on 08/20/2012 3:27:35 PM PDT by vette6387
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It’s better here without you people who don’t have the resolve to stay and fix what’s wrong!

It's hard to stay somewhere when your job moves out of state but thanks for the offer.

5 posted on 08/20/2012 3:39:05 PM PDT by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: Menehune56
"So glad we bailed on California almost 15 years ago."

Likewise - we made our get away in 2003 and never regretted the move.

6 posted on 08/20/2012 9:44:51 PM PDT by Baynative (A man's admiration for absolute government is proportionate to the contempt he feels for others)
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To: Menehune56

Just like the rest of the country under FUBO, there’s nothing wrong with California that getting rid of the Marxist RATs wouldn’t cure. And for the record, I am more worried about the Muzzies than I am the Mexicans. Mosques are springing up all over the country.


7 posted on 08/21/2012 2:29:20 PM PDT by vette6387
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More likely his scheme will push more businesses out of the state and cost hem billions in tax revenue.

I expect we’ll see more cities filing for bankruptcy protection and more movies being made overseas.


8 posted on 08/21/2012 2:50:25 PM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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