Posted on 07/06/2006 6:41:13 PM PDT by Amerigomag
** The "Clean Energy" initiative, Proposition 87, on California's November ballot is looking good. The support level for it in a private poll is over 60 percent.
The measure would enact an oil extraction tax at the wellhead to generate some $400 million a year for research and development on alternative fuels. Among the nation's big oil producing states, California is the only one without an oil tax. Voter disdain for oil companies is high.
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The Bad:
Price of gas rises = more money from your pocket.
Increased taxes extracted from higher priced gaoline = more money from your pockets.
More money for Schwarzenegger and the legislative Democrats to spend to launch new programs = more money from your pocket in future years.
The Good;
A currently appointed member of one of Schwarzenegger's agencies can resign and take a position as head of this new, independent, research and development body, doubling their existing salary, automatically becoming insulated from political threat or performance scrutiny and laughing all the way to the bank ... at your expense, of course.
(The Palestinian terrorist regime is the crisis and Israel's fist is the answer.)
retards
What a bunch of short-sighted f*-n idiots.. that also includes voters that vote for this or either of the 2 dems running for Gubby.
Sunni McPeak was a twit when she was in
Alameda County Gubamint and she is a bigger now,, albeit loaded as aresult of the political patronage system that has thoroughly corrected this state's gubamint and its various sordid agencies..
corrected = corrupted
Fuel taxes in general are impratical for North America, because areas are spread out and it takes some people 50 miles or 80 km to get to the fuel station. California really needs to cut spending to reduce bugdet shortfalls, and it wants energy independance give tax incentives for alternative sources of energy and people will come up with them. Higher fuel taxes over time reduce driving and then reduce gas taxes collected. Therefore, for California truckers, and delivery people higher fuel tax gonna put companies out of business, and those shops and companies will have to lay people off as a result. The voters wanting fuel higher taxes conquenses mean higher prices for goods at the supermarket, fuel stations, and pizza joints, and small delivery companies go out of business with higher fuel taxes. Taxation is fine, but if used in blunt and igorant way it hurts commerce and then the comsumers.
PROPOSITION 87 - From CalAccess database
Support / Oppose Total Contributions Total Expenditures
Oppose $1,167,500.00 $717,765.92
Support $4,163,223.00 $2,343,714.54
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SUPPORT
Filer Name: Californians For Clean Alternative Energy, A Coalition Of
Environmentalists, Entrepeneurs, And Scientists (1282352)
Total Contributions: $4,163,223.00
Total Expenditures: $2,343,714.54
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DETAIL
Californians For Clean Alternative Energy, A Coalition Of Environmentalists, Entrepeneurs,
And Scientists (1282352)
Name Occupation Amount Date
KHOSLA VINOD Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers, Venture Capitalist $1,113,223.00 1/27/2006
BING STEPHEN L. Shangri La Entertainment, Producer $1,000,000.00 1/25/2006
DOERR JOHN L. Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers, Partner $950,000.00 3/30/2006
FISHER ROBERT J. Gap, Inc., Chairman Of The Board $500,000.00 3/14/2006
SCHMIDT WENDY The 11th Hour Project, Nonprofit Director $500,000.00 3/15/2006
HEARST, III WILLIAM R. Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers, Partner $100,000.00 3/21/2006
Maybe if the oil companies gave it all away for free we'd have really cheap gas........
What a bunch of cross-eyed, bowlegged, ameoba jockies!!!
Just as Carry_Okie exposed the ties of the environmental organizations, these VC's need to be exposed.
Now easy there girl... Not alla them VC's are Viet Cong, ya know!!! Just a few of 'em, I think maybe...
Yeah, and here we go again with Direct Democrazy Driven By Pure Emotional Bull Crappola!!! These Demonicrats just NEVER stop their agitprop for gutteral Socialism!!!
>>These Demonicrats just NEVER stop their agitprop for gutteral Socialism!!!
Some of those on the list call themselves "Republicans".
REALLY?!? (gasp!) Which ones???
Khosla calls himself a Republican (but contributed to Gore).
Don Fisher (father of Robert) calls himself a Republican and donates to these same VC type initiatives. Son Robert has given to Arnie's projects and is a contributor to Poizner (although he's also giving to Angelides and Jerry Brown and other dems).
John Doerr once called himself a Republican but he's fessed up and doesn't pretend anymore.
Hearst is a loyal democrat donor. And of course, Stephen Bing is rabid left.
I'm not sure about Mrs. Google-Billionaire Wendy Schmidt.
Ooops. I forgot to mention that Robert Fisher sits on the board of the NRDC.
Not if you don't buy a lot of gas. Calif. leads the country in renewable energy, seem as if they want to keep it that way.
NY should play catch up and compete head to head with these guys.
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