Re: California's Disatrous Liberal Policies

[Oerdin]

https://youtu.be/ToNuhH7zaKA?si=CeCJh_M1GSUx37rt

[Herman]

https://youtu.be/ToNuhH7zaKA?si=CeCJh_M1GSUx37rt

Damn. Commiefornia must be broke.

[Oerdin]

https://youtu.be/spH5OrHMEJ0?si=QTOJXlOTYZPFjrfO

[DKG]

https://youtu.be/spH5OrHMEJ0?si=QTOJXlOTYZPFjrfO

Good information.

I heard about refineries closing in California. Neighbouring states are dependent on them. There could be an energy jobs boom in those states coming soon.

[DKG]

California Democrats are seeking to replace missing revenue after they passed an electric car mandate that undermined inflows from a gasoline tax.

While some are pushing a tax-by-the-mile to reclaim the revenue, a backlash from Californians has led to Democrats backing off from the proposal.

Democrats have known the state would be hit with lower tax revenue since 2023 when an independent legislative analyst released a report saying the mandate would lead to a loss of $5 billion per year by 2035. The gas tax is also affected by increased vehicle gas efficiency.

However, when Republicans in the state raised the alarm about the possibility of a mileage tax, legislative staffers in Sacramento said they were hit with angry calls from voters against it.

"Californians are already getting crushed by the cost of food, housing, power, and gas," Republican Assembly Leader Heath Flora said. "We already pay the highest gas taxes in the nation. Now Sacramento is talking about adding a new tax for every mile people drive."

Newsom is widely considered to be trying to expand his national brand recognition in preparation for a possible presidential campaign in 2028.

[Herman]

avin Newsom—self-proclaimed Planet-Saver Extraordinaire—has turned the Golden State into a punchline for policy paralysis. Step one: Drown refineries in a regulatory tsunami of cap-and-trade tolls, permitting purgatory, and low-carbon edicts so suffocating they make a noose feel breezy. Result? Valero's Benicia beast and Phillips 66's Wilmington wonder pack up and peace out, vaporizing 12% of the state's gas-making mojo. Prices? Skyrocketing past $4.50 a gallon, because nothing says "affordable living" like wallet whiplash.
But wait—there's salvation! Or, y'know, sarcasm. To plug the hole, Newsom's brain trust dusts off the Jones Act's dusty escape hatch: Ship fresh U.S. Gulf gasoline to the Bahamas (piña coladas not included), stash it in a sunny silo for that sweet "international trade" glow-up, then hoist it aboard creaky, foreign-flagged rust-buckets—vessels so vintage they're practically museum pieces. These seafaring fossils then chug 5,000 extra miles back to Long Beach, exhaling CO2 like a dragon with indigestion and tacking on 10-20 cents per gallon in "scenic route" surcharges.
The kicker? This green-gone-gaga gambit torches more emissions than it saves, all while Newsom high-fives UK wind barons abroad. It's peak performative piety: Banish local polluters to "fight climate change," only to summon a smoky armada that makes the Exxon Valdez look eco-friendly. Bravo, Gav—your master plan's got the planet warmer, wallets lighter, and irony levels off the charts. Next up: Solar-powered submarines? Stay tuned, suckers.