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2009-01-22 Home Front Economy

Fuel Surcharge, 'Price Floor' Could Help California Cut Emissions ~~While Bankrupting Them~~

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Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2009-01-22 13:09|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 thats great, especially considering they've spent the last 50 years creating road infrastructure so that people now routinely commute hours (many, many, miles ) to and from work daily.

Posted by beach boys 2009-01-22 14:10|| 2009-01-22 14:10|| Front Page Top

#2 And here I thought the market was doing to California what their fruits-flakes-and-nuts have espoused for decades and moving quickly to a second world economy with a third world population with first world academic twits in charge.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-01-22 15:12|| 2009-01-22 15:12|| Front Page Top

#3 The "floor" is to cover up the fact that the taxes collected from gasoline are in freefall 'cos a) the economy stinks and everyone's driving less/not buying stuff that has to be delivered by truck and b) the hybrid/alternative fuel vehicles are starting to have an impact.

Posted by Seafarious 2009-01-22 15:58|| 2009-01-22 15:58|| Front Page Top

#4 I just had a wild thought, tale one lane of the interstate and lay high speed electric rail.

Super Lionel train. (So to speak)

Posted by Rednek Jim 2009-01-22 17:05|| 2009-01-22 17:05|| Front Page Top

#5 Just to remind everyone that NM is running 79 mph commuter trains up the median of I-25 between Santa Fe & Albuquerque at this moment.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2009-01-22 17:44|| 2009-01-22 17:44|| Front Page Top

#6 AH, Is it paying for itself?

Posted by tipover 2009-01-22 18:25|| 2009-01-22 18:25|| Front Page Top

#7 While I'd prefer an oil tariff to set a price floor on imported oil, this would be OK if the proceeds went to energy development. But you just know it'll go into the general funds to vanish into the sucking maw.

Posted by KBK 2009-01-22 18:53|| 2009-01-22 18:53|| Front Page Top

#8 "But you just know it'll go into the ~~general funds~~ pockets of the politicians to vanish into the sucking maw of their perks and their special interest buddies."

Fixed that for ya', K.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-01-22 19:04|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2009-01-22 19:04|| Front Page Top

#9 Arizona and New Mexico have got to love this plan : Cali should just call it the "2009 Jobs and Industrialization Transfer Act".

Posted by Shieldwolf 2009-01-22 19:39|| 2009-01-22 19:39|| Front Page Top

#10 AH, Is it paying for itself?

No, my property tax went up with the last election to subsidize the thing. It's a front to subsidize government employees who can't afford to live in Santa Fe because of the usual suspects driving prices up. So we're providing them 'affordable' transportation from Albuquerque.

Arizona and New Mexico have got to love this plan

Nah. most of our communities near civilization have passed building ordinances that require builders to show where they're getting the water to sustain any new developments. Not that the local corrupt government isn't open to Kelo the old folks [see article on Richardson's nomination withdraw down below], but that has a tendency to upset their usual voting block. The one big exception is the Indian Reservations, who are not about to sale land though very expensive leasing deals are possible [they've discovered the wonders of Washington lobbyists]. Arizona and Nevada can have the Californistas.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-01-22 20:13|| 2009-01-22 20:13|| Front Page Top

#11 Berkeley economist - all you need to know in just two words.

Posted by DMFD 2009-01-22 21:42|| 2009-01-22 21:42|| Front Page Top

#12 Expect even more high tech and aerospace jobs to move to the Greater Las Vegas area in the next two years - since Cali is doing everything in its power to bankrupt them instate.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2009-01-22 22:31|| 2009-01-22 22:31|| Front Page Top

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