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Economy
Newsom calls CA lawmakers to special session to approve penalties for oil companies
2022-12-07
Posted by:Skidmark

#5  Newsom Redefines Oil Company Windfall ‘Tax’ as ‘Penalty’ to Avoid 2/3 Vote
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-12-07 12:01  

#4  I don’t think he realizes the price impact this will have on the sticky stuff that holds his hair in place.
Posted by: Super Hose   2022-12-07 11:44  

#3  It's all "give and take".
Yesterday Biden gave some to Chevron. Today Newsome takes some from Chevron.
Posted by: ed in texas   2022-12-07 09:14  

#2  ...The worst part is that this is Political Theater of the worst kind - this law will survive exactly five minutes in front of a court, but it's not supposed to do anything more than make it appear that the pols are Doing Something.

See also student loan forgiveness - there was never any chance that it would go through because of that pesky 'separation of powers' thing in the Constitution, but all it had to do was stand up long enough to drag votes, and then the Administration can just blame it on those mean courts.

Mike
Posted by: MikeKozlowski   2022-12-07 06:58  

#1  The oil companies should then stop send not just oil but all petroleum products. Then stop sending plastics. See how quickly California collapses when it has no lubricants or plastic syringes
Posted by: Percy Flotle3938   2022-12-07 03:45  

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