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Pastimes : The California Energy Crisis - Information & Forum
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To: Patricia Trinchero who wrote (182)4/2/2001 9:02:59 PM
From: Tim Bagwell  Read Replies (1) of 1715
 
Patricia,

I don't mind giving Bill Wattenberg full credit since he warned all of us two years ago that the power crisis was coming (not to mention his other foresight) only to catch political flack from the knuckleheads in Sacramento. If you vote everyone of them out (as you should), the problem will persist.

If what the Republicans say is true and we have a shortage due to the lack of new power plants than why in hell did the fools sell the ones we already had? It makes no sense.

The shortage in the supply of electricity is not in dispute by most of those who understand the issue. It should not come as a surprise to anyone given the stranglehold that the eco-nuts have on the building of power plants and the insatiable demand created by new technology.

I've heard conflicting reports but apparently the utilities were forced to sell off their power plants by the deregulation legislation. Again the blame falls squarely on the knuckleheads in Sacramento.

Everything they do will rob us of cash in one way or another. The bonds they plan to issue are a hidden tax on our income. The increased cost of goods you buy are a hidden tax on our income. The tax rebate that they will not give you is like a hidden tax on our income. The tax reduction that they will never be able to afford is like a hidden tax on our income. It goes on and on and on. The only thing that stays the same is their appetite for money.
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