Posted by
Mick O. on Thursday, March 20, 2008 11:35:28 AM
If liberalism worked, then California would not be in the trouble it is in financially. Take this as an example of what liberalism does when it's tried.
True we have a Republican governor, but he is by no means a conservative. He is another John McCain... trying to get along with both sides. And what is the result? More and more debt... and that's without an expensive Iraq war to use as an excuse of where the money is going!
Example one of how liberal ideas don't work: People in California are being rewarded with a tax credit for buying the Toyota "Pious" and other hybrids because they save gasoline. They get more miles to the gallon than regular automobiles and SUVs. Sounds like a good idea, right?
So what happens is that our little lemmings go out and buy the hype. There are probably more hybrids per square mile in California than anywhere in the US. As a result, not as many gallons of gas are being consumed. Good you say? Not for the tax and spend liberals who are running California. Instead of balancing the budget and doing away with programs that don't work, they need your tax dollars. But now that people are not buying as much gas, they are not getting the tax revenue they were expecting!
I am told that there are about $0.45 or more per gallon of gas and with people using less gas, that means less taxes for the greedy government. So what are they discussing now? In a place where we already have some of the highest prices per gallon of gas in the nation, they are talking about adding a new gas tax at the pump to increase revenue!
But wait, isn't big oil being blamed for the high prices??? And what about all the ethanol (made from corn) that's being used? I thought oil was the problem? So you're saying that if we went to 100% ethanol we would still be paying the same price for "gas"? That's right. In fact, not only will ethanol cost the same or more than gasoline (because it is so hard to transport), it has side effects.
Because corn is used for our food sources, those prices are rising as more and more corn is being used as "gasoline". As it becomes more scarce, prices to feed livestock rise and so this cost is being passed on to consumers when they buy dairy or meat products. Corn is also used in many processed foods, so these are going up too.
All this because we want to wean ourselves off foreign oil! That's just one liberal idea that has backfired on the powers that be. I for one can't wait to see what they come up with next!