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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: Cats on April 08, 2017, 11:29:11 AM
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CountAllVotes (15,147 posts)
3. Why are you calling Gov. Brown a name?
Refer to him as Gov. Brown would you?
Brother Buzz (15,935 posts)
4. The forward thinking Governor wears that moniker with pride
Do you know the backstory how he got labeled with it, and how, on a stretch, Jerry Brown could even be called the Godfather of cellular telephones?
happynewyear (1,691 posts)
11. He does not like being called that name
You are welcome!
Some people do know the truth!
Like me!
still_one (51,083 posts)
13. You are darn right he doesn't, and it is an insult
CountAllVotes (15,147 posts)
2. Great news!
What I would like to know is will my water bill go back down to where it was before it doubled last year?
OnlinePoker (2,833 posts)
18. It's a good incentive to keep conserving.
I feel this is similar to any idea of carbon taxes in that people will cut back if it effects their bottom line.
Auggie (22,449 posts)
19. Conservation efforts have been so good in our community that our water dept. is low on money
Less usage equals less revenues
still_one (51,083 posts)
8. We should still not waste water, and conserve it
still_one (51,083 posts)
21. I hope we have a long term plan so this doesn't happen again
Zorro (7,201 posts)
10. All the rain will probably contribute to a severe fire season this fall
:whatever:
Link: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141748653
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still_one (51,083 posts)
21. I hope we have a long term plan so this doesn't happen again
Nope, none at all.
No new dams. Hell, no maintaining the old ones.
Our reservoir is still only at 51%. A smart thing to do would be to fill all the reservoirs that are low and connected to state water system. They won't do that and will just let the runoff from the snow pak go to earth or the ocean. Here in KKKalifornia the politicians hate the citizens but love the illegal invaders.
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still_one (51,083 posts)
13. You are darn right he doesn't, and it is an insult
Yeah, it is an insult to moonbeams.
CountAllVotes (15,147 posts)
2. Great news!
What I would like to know is will my water bill go back down to where it was before it doubled last year?
It won't for several reasons:
1. Government and quasi-government agencies don't like cutting taxes, fees, and rates;
2. A large percentage of water agencies' costs are fixed costs, people and equipment maintenance that are there almost regardless of how much water is actually delivered;
3. Government and quasi-government agencies don't like cutting taxes, fees, and rates.
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CountAllVotes (15,147 posts)
2. Great news!
What I would like to know is will my water bill go back down to where it was before it doubled last year?
No, not ever.
But the good news is you will soon be paying 12 cents a gallon more for gasoline to make up for the theft of the 30 cents or so per gallon that was supposed to be dedicated to road infrastructure!
Gas in L.A. right now is between $2.65 and $4.00 (yes, 4 dollars) a gallon. Here in Dallas it is between $2.06 and $2.69.
The irony is gasoline cost is THE MOST REGRESSIVE TAX THERE IS. In California, you MUST drive to get pretty much anywhere -- especially to work. Way to stick it to the poor, California!
Own it, baby!
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No, not ever.
But the good news is you will soon be paying 12 cents a gallon more for gasoline to make up for the theft of the 30 cents or so per gallon that was supposed to be dedicated to road infrastructure!
Gas in L.A. right now is between $2.65 and $4.00 (yes, 4 dollars) a gallon. Here in Dallas it is between $2.06 and $2.69.
The irony is gasoline cost is THE MOST REGRESSIVE TAX THERE IS. In California, you MUST drive to get pretty much anywhere -- especially to work. Way to stick it to the poor, California!
Own it, baby!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think I also heard car registration fees are going up, and will be DOUBLED for the owners of electric and alt-fuel vehicles, since they generate little in the way of highway taxes...
The funniest thing I heard about this whole thing is a Cali legislator claiming he was FOR raising the gas tax "since it hasn't been increased in decades." :rotf: