By Steve Thompson, Chairman of the Butte County Republican Party
Note: While Occupiers camp at city park in protest of, um, something, it’s important to recognize that California’s democrat government is pressing forward with Cap & Trade policies that will put MORE people out of work. I sent this letter in protest of cap & trade to the ER today. Enjoy.
Dear Editor
As California suffers with some of the highest unemployment in the nation, and was ranked by ChiefExecutive.net as the worst state to do business in (even Illinois was better), it’s almost laughable that democrats are still going forward with draconian cap & trade laws. Unfortunately, millions of unemployed are not laughing.
California already had the strictest air and water regulations in the nation when AB32 was concocted. Reports showed that cap & trade on the state level would kill as many as one million jobs, would double the cost of fuel and energy, would raise the cost of food. The list goes on.
Still, Governor Brown and legislative democrats, along with university elites, hold fancy “sustainable” conferences to discuss the theory of global warming over espresso and scones. While they theorize and experiment with our economy, the working class is dying on the vine.
California has resources. We have water, minerals, timber, and even oil. We could put millions back to work if we allowed ourselves access to our own public resources. Perhaps people who still believe in jobs should travel to our national forests and start doing a little “occupying” of our own.
As cap & trade kills more private jobs, there will be less taxes to support public jobs, such as teachers and firefighters. If you work for a living the democrat party is your worst enemy. Vote republican and put people back to work.
Sincerely,
Steve Thompson, Biggs
Excellent letter Steve.
Steve I appreciate the finger you keep on state politics here in California and your willingness to share with Post Script readers.
You are certainly right about the damage cap and trade will have on jobs and the California economy. The most cruel aspect will be the hit to personal pockets as energy prices, and therefore prices on everything else, head upward. People are already struggling…what in Gods name can these idiots be thinking? They pretend to care about the little guy but they don’t mind sitting in the ivory tower with their utopian dreams while the citizens suffer under the stupidity of their ill-timed experiments.
An article explained the thinking by promoters:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/10/20/ap/business/main20123483.shtml
Yeah…just like all that investment in Solyndra and other green projects jump started the alternative energy industry an put millions of folks back to work. We have navel gazers running the state when what we need is competent managers. God help us it’s going to be a long bumpy ride.
It seems I got under someone’s skin again, and they’ve resorted to personal attacks rather than political debate. I guess that’s the best the democrats can come up with these days. What a spokesman.
Quentin, you should know that Steve is former military who choose to return to the military reserve, but it meant going back in as a lesser rank. He gladly accepted the lower rank because he wanted to serve. That is a very honorable thing to do, a worthy sacrifice.
Steve is still serving his nation as an army reservist and we should all respect that. I have absolutely no doubt that Steve loves his country every bit as much as you. You may disagree on issues and how to achieve goals, but he is an all American patriot and I will remind you of that fact every time you punch below the belt.
Feel free to debate, but keep it respectful.
Jack I really appreciate that, however I MUST correct you slightly. I served overseas in the 90’s but not as an officer. I was an NCO then and got out to raise a family. I rejoined the reserves after 9/11 to help do my part and did take a reduction in rank for my break in service, but I’ve since earned it back no sweat. I appreciate your sentiments greatly though.
Quentin has a special dislike for me and sometimes that does come with the job of being a county chair for the republican party. However, our readers shouldn’t be subjected to his crudeness and bad behavior. Posting where I live skirts the law as well and could be seen as another veiled threat. He remains a fantastic spokesman for the Occupiers and the local democrat party.
Sorry Steve, I was thinking you went through on the ROTC course in college. Thanks for the correction. However, my sentiments remain the same, you are an all-American…a patriot of the highest order and we should ALL honor your service to your country.
Re Steve’s: “He [Quentin] remains a fantastic spokesman for the Occupiers and the local democrat party.”
Absolutely. Mr. Colgan is the best and still at the top of his form. Unfortunately I have heard some grumblings amongst some folks who Occupy Chico. They are not all that thrilled with Quentin Colgan. There may be a deep schism forming amongst the protesters. Solidarity could go down under factionalism.
By the way, it is very easy to get under Don Q’s skin. Just make a reasoned and cogent argument and the guy goes off like a stick of dynamite in a barrel of molasses.
The protest against Wall Street has me very confused. The protesters appear to want more government but less capitalistic corporation influence. Have they taken the time to realize every city, county and state government is a corporation? As an example,look at any welcoming sign and it states City of Chico, Incorporated 18??. So what exactly do the protesters want?
On the other subject of clean air there was an article recently that stated since EPA was organized in the early ’70’s the air has been cleaned by over 85%. With all of this clean air over almost forty years, which is a very good thing,it has improved your life by five months. How much will the new draconian laws add to the livelyhood of someone needing a job now?
Clova you don’t seem at all confused to me. It’s questionable that most of these protesters really know what they want. They seem to be run by emotions rather than logic, reason or even adequate information. What a shock it must have been to those hard working food volunteers to discover their hard work meant nothing to those who showed up for the free food. What a lesson! I believe it’s th same lesson the first colonist that came to our shores experienced. the only difference was the number of people who died due to the communal model.
Great point on air quality. Cap and trade will cost California households an arm and a leg but we won’t even notice the miniscule difference in air quality. Zealots are often short sighted…or just plain dumb!
It is pretty clear state politics today are dominated by the recession and budget shortfall. The only way out is controlled spending which means across the board cuts from education to pensions. In addition the state should cut payroll taxes for newly started business for up to four years. Or some other program to incentivize small business. California has a great entrepreneurial spirit. Government leaders must encourage the flow of investment capital to the state. Rebuilding this sate goes through small business.