Posted on 09/06/2017 12:27:56 PM PDT by ColdOne
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Californians could see their water bills increase under a measure passed by lawmakers Thursday.
The legislative bill approved by the state Assembly would let local governments charge residents for storm water management systems without voter approval.
Supporters of the measure say it will help cities and counties prevent flooding and save water. Opponents say it violates Californians' right to vote on taxes.
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California is run by Democrats, and they don’t give a crap about what’s legal, or not.
To Democrats anything that’s in their way to what they want is illegal whether it is, or not.
All rules are subject to breaking by Democrats, because no rules apply to them.
Just ask them, and then walk away ‘cause all they’ll do is lie.
No Taxation without Representation doesn’t apply anymore.
Taxing us for rain water.
Next up, taxing us for wind blowing.
I’d be careful with this.
It’s the right idea (fix a problem at the lowest level), but it could be used for the wrong purpose (using the funds for other purposes).
Since the Democrats are behind it, I’d tie this baby down with some specifics.
I don’t trust California Democrats.
I don't know how California law works, but it seems preposterous to have this sort of thing subject to a voter referendum.
I have mused with the idea that perhaps there is a giant democrat conspiracy to simply make California unlivable for the average paycheck maker through crime, high taxes etc, forcing a mass exodus, and making lebensraum for the illegal population. The dems will then have their own mini-Venezuela to lord over.
In Maryland they tax you on your roof runoff - you’re taxed on the size of the roof and the the runoff that goes into the storm drains. https://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbrown/2014/01/03/when-it-rains-it-pours-tax-dollars-in-maryland/#40bb081e7c69
>>No Taxation without Representation doesn’t apply anymore.<<
No, those fools in my old home keep electing democrats who then tax everything that doesn’t move (or as with gasoline and water, that too).
They will keep doing it until their lucre goes down. Which just doesn’t look like it is happening.
Massive rent/home costs, massive energy costs, mostly low income jobs that minimum wage will reduce — I have no idea how or why Californians stay there. I got out.
Of course it won’t be used for what it is intened for. Where is all the money the customers have paid all these years to the water people......yep pensons.
CALTRANS, LADWP do not fix the roads or water pipes in L.A...only when they break. LADWP gives 250million a year to the city general fund. Then they ask for a rate hike of 250mil and they get it.
>>Storm water management should be a primary function of any local government.<<
California, at the state and local level, thinks governments job is to transfer as much wealth as possible from the makers to the takers.
Then at night these thieves (legislators) can go to bed and say to themselves “oh, what a good person I am. I took money from the evil rich (of which I am not even if I am worth millions since I give OPM away) and arranged for colostomy bags for illegals.”
I’ve honestly never seen a more incompetent bunch of fools in my life, as the political leadership in California.
Each time I think I’ve seen some of the most preposterous things that they could do, they prove me wrong.
Obama Highway? Superseding the citizens right to review and approve or deny new taxes?
These leaders are the ENEMIES of our people.
They are not incompetent...they are criminals and thieves of taxpayer money.
I think it’s more “6 of one and half a dozen of the other” than you may think.
Yes, they have a legally challenged Leftist ideology, but then that’s because they are seriously challenged when it comes to issues and decent training.
I don’t object to your take on it. One leads to the other IMO.
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Then Californians will have to fix it.
Houston is at an earlier stage of this.
If money is collected for one purpose and intentionally used for another, isn’t that stealing?
The criminals may have a (D) after their name, but they are still criminals.
FWIW, OH is run by supposed Republicans. We have no control whatsoever about continual obscene increases in sewer and storm water drain fees. We also have close to no control over high-density construction which will make the situations even worse.
Most all politicians are crooks. It is out right stealing. California has been doing this for many years to the taxpayers.
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Storm water management is ancient history in most of California.
Jerry Brown just needs the money for his electric train set, down in Pixley.
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