Originally Posted By: JHZR2
Originally Posted By: Gearhead
Originally Posted By: JHZR2
Loaded??!? Lol.
Your standards may not be as high as mine when it comes to keeping a car's finish. Again, who are you to mandate what is good enough?
I've seen enough paint etching on my cars under certain conditions to knowthat it is real.
Increase electric rates by 11-25% & cost numerous jobs, or wax the car 1-2x/year. The solution seems obvious to me.
Obvious in what way? Being from a non-coal state, and NOT desiring to have any more coal power plants in my backyard, I think that my ridiculous tongue-in-cheek commentary is no less valid than those who care only about coal producing state jobs or cheap power at all costs.
Obvious how? Me having to do extra work in the name of cheaper energy so you can run your AC longer? You can keep your job? See, Im not saying my commentary is right, true, or reflects any real viewpoint that anyone holds, but here is the thing: Youre more than willing to relegate me to having to wax my car 1-2x/year... Well that's kind of like a tax or imposing something on me, isnt it? Just because it may be labor hours instead of dollars doesnt mean that it isnt equivalent. Yet you pretty freely volunteer me up to do extra work in that situation. How is that NOT imposing something just opposite?
I don't know about anyone else, but I'd prefer for my air quality to NOT be like Beijing or Shanghai, thank you very much.
Im in NO way for excess regulation, but free reign to do what is cheapest in terms of coal power is not my most desired end result. Power is a very tough thing to go through, but the pollution, ash, mercury, sulfur, etc just cannot be denied. And I for one would happily pay 11-24% more to NOT have that stuff spewing in my backyard.
It's as simple as that. Belittle my comments, that's fine. But (a) acid rain IS a consideration, and (b) everybody can have an opinion, so I threw out a hokey one to create an opposing viewpoint.
Your belittling comment to the original poster about night light's deserved the wax jest.
I'm glad you are willing to pay the 11-25% increase, but, how will your clients or employer compete with companies overseas who don't have to be saddled with this burden? Capitol travels round the globe with click of a mouse. Does this make the USA more competitive and secure the investment dollars we crave? Where's the balance between lost economic output vs incremental health benefit?
Regarding the regulation, I'd like to see this proposed rule/legislation be put to the public on a single issue ballot as so many will be affected. I wonder what percentage of voters think our air quality is like Beijing or Shanghai? With a real estimated unemployment/under-employment rate of 15-18%, how would be the result?
Bottom line, the public isn't aware of ALL costs of these decisions made by our federal government and impacts of environmental lawsuits. It's the same federal government who employs lawmakers with a 19% approval rating. Most time voters aren't allowed to decide the outcome either way.
I don't work in an industry associated with any of the affected industries. Nothing to do with the argument, but I'm proud of my state. WV was one of six states who didn't experience a budget shortfall in 2009 & 2010, and projected the same in 2012. This kind of legislative action will most likely help us join the rest of the states with budget deficits.
