The Democrats’ War on America, Part Two: An Economy That Serves Nobody Except Those TRAITORS in Charge
Posted by freedomforall 2 months, 3 weeks ago to Politics
Excerpt:
"As we outlined in Part One, here in California, we have an economy that would be the fifth largest in the world if it were to be separated as a standing nation. Home to Silicon Valley, Hollywood, world-class agriculture, and medical schools, California is an economic powerhouse.
Yet we, in California, have the highest poverty rate in the nation. We have a majority of the nation’s homeless people. We have the highest overall tax rates in the nation. Our energy costs are double that of the national average. Our per-student spending in schools is well above the national average, yet our students consistently have below-average grade-level test scores. Our major cities are crime-ridden, our power grid is woefully vulnerable, and our beaches are regularly closed due to raw sewage contamination.
We are a one-party state. Democrats have a supermajority hold in California politics, meaning that there is no Congressional opposition to whatever they wish to do. They are in charge.
California’s economy serves every Democrat’s whim and desire. High-speed rail boondoggles? The line between Los Angeles and San Francisco, originally expected to cost around $40 billion, was expected to more than double in cost to at least $95 billion. Then the project’s scope changed after abandoning plans for dedicated high-speed tracks at both ends of the line, reducing costs to nearly $70 billion. This will make the mandated 2-hour and 40-minute trip virtually impossible. It might never be completed at all.
Unworkable EV mandates and banning of gas-powered cars? On September 23, 2024, Governor Hair Gel, Gavin Newsom, signed an executive order to ban the sale of new internal combustion engine (ICE) cars in the People’s Republic of Kalifornia by 2035. This insane executive order, which is not likely to stand up to judicial review, would ban all ICE vehicles from California’s roads by 2040. That is never likely to happen. What are the state’s poor people expected to drive?
Over-regulating oil and gas companies out of the state? In another effort to cripple oil drilling and production in California, Governor Hair Gel issued an executive order in 2021 to stop hydraulic fracking. While it is claimed that fracking in California represents just 2% of production—a statistic that is disputed by the industry—it’s the long-term threat to the oil and gas industry that contributes to the exodus of almost 100 energy companies from the state (many to Texas). This contributes to the fact that residents of this state pay some of the highest prices for gas in the nation, much of it due to onerous state taxes (60¢ per gallon on top of state and federal sales taxes on the sale of gas at the pump).
Mandating solar panels on all new construction? While on the surface this seems like a reasonably good idea, in reality, it is not. Why? Because the state does not have the electric energy infrastructure in place to support such a mandate. As increased loads are placed on the antiquated power grid, every summer, we suffer from rolling blackouts whenever temperatures climb over 100 degrees across the state. As the grid strains under the prospect of more EVs on our roads, this is a recipe for disaster."
"As we outlined in Part One, here in California, we have an economy that would be the fifth largest in the world if it were to be separated as a standing nation. Home to Silicon Valley, Hollywood, world-class agriculture, and medical schools, California is an economic powerhouse.
Yet we, in California, have the highest poverty rate in the nation. We have a majority of the nation’s homeless people. We have the highest overall tax rates in the nation. Our energy costs are double that of the national average. Our per-student spending in schools is well above the national average, yet our students consistently have below-average grade-level test scores. Our major cities are crime-ridden, our power grid is woefully vulnerable, and our beaches are regularly closed due to raw sewage contamination.
We are a one-party state. Democrats have a supermajority hold in California politics, meaning that there is no Congressional opposition to whatever they wish to do. They are in charge.
California’s economy serves every Democrat’s whim and desire. High-speed rail boondoggles? The line between Los Angeles and San Francisco, originally expected to cost around $40 billion, was expected to more than double in cost to at least $95 billion. Then the project’s scope changed after abandoning plans for dedicated high-speed tracks at both ends of the line, reducing costs to nearly $70 billion. This will make the mandated 2-hour and 40-minute trip virtually impossible. It might never be completed at all.
Unworkable EV mandates and banning of gas-powered cars? On September 23, 2024, Governor Hair Gel, Gavin Newsom, signed an executive order to ban the sale of new internal combustion engine (ICE) cars in the People’s Republic of Kalifornia by 2035. This insane executive order, which is not likely to stand up to judicial review, would ban all ICE vehicles from California’s roads by 2040. That is never likely to happen. What are the state’s poor people expected to drive?
Over-regulating oil and gas companies out of the state? In another effort to cripple oil drilling and production in California, Governor Hair Gel issued an executive order in 2021 to stop hydraulic fracking. While it is claimed that fracking in California represents just 2% of production—a statistic that is disputed by the industry—it’s the long-term threat to the oil and gas industry that contributes to the exodus of almost 100 energy companies from the state (many to Texas). This contributes to the fact that residents of this state pay some of the highest prices for gas in the nation, much of it due to onerous state taxes (60¢ per gallon on top of state and federal sales taxes on the sale of gas at the pump).
Mandating solar panels on all new construction? While on the surface this seems like a reasonably good idea, in reality, it is not. Why? Because the state does not have the electric energy infrastructure in place to support such a mandate. As increased loads are placed on the antiquated power grid, every summer, we suffer from rolling blackouts whenever temperatures climb over 100 degrees across the state. As the grid strains under the prospect of more EVs on our roads, this is a recipe for disaster."
