Thread: California’s for the Rich! Poor People Get Out Now!

June 5, 2009

Commentary:

Republicans: California’s for the Rich!

Poor People Get Out Now!

By Willie L. Pelote, Sr.

“When you have an unemployment rate as high as it is in this state, it should be a signal to people to look for jobs in other states with more jobs and a lower cost of living. . . We have had policies subsidizing poverty in this state for years, and we can’t keep doing that.â€

This is the poster child of how and why California is crashing. A big union state with millions of illegals probably responsible for some of these numbers in the polls. As if California needs to "drive out" more businesses. These people are so stupid or they truly are socialists. We need "0" tax increases on anyone, including oil,businesses etc. Whats going to be left. Mexicans and unions? What the heck to they produce.

Those in power decided sometime in mid 70's that outsourcing and importing poor undereducated people would be good for the economy (the thinking astounds me)since then the middle class has been dying a slow death California is simply a view of our future, it's like a huge domino setup and all we needed was our last and current administration to kick over the first one where they end is anyones guess.

• 74% of California voters support increasing tobacco taxes on tobacco.

• 73% of California voters support an oil extraction tax on oil companies that every other oil producing state has.

• 63% of California voters support closing the tax loophole that allows corporations to avoid reassessment of newly purchased property.

• 63% of California support raising the state income tax for top earners (ten percent for individuals earning more than $272,000 a year & eleven percent for individuals earning more than $544,000 a year.

• 59% of California voters support prohibiting corporations from offsetting more than fifty percent of their taxes through tax credits.[/b]

These taxes won't come anywhere close to closing our current $6 billion and growing deficit. For example there are not that many smokers remaining in CA, and the Enviro's block all new oil drilling.

The Corporate ones would not raise much money, and "taxing the rich" does not bring in much more because many of them will leave the state!

Taxing anything or anyone is not going to help with the water shortages.

Originally Posted by Bowman

• 73% of California voters support an oil extraction tax on oil companies that every other oil producing state has.

. . . the Enviro's block all new oil drilling.

The tax would be on already existing oil and gas production.

Oil and Gas, Bureau of Land Management

Mar 6, 2009

California is the nation's 3rd largest onshore producer of oil and gas from federal lands . . .

www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/prog/energy/og.html

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

The tax would be on already existing oil and gas production.

OK fine: "Total royalties paid to the United States treasury amounted to $169 million for oil, plus an additional $5.35 million for natural gas, an increase of nearly 80% when compared to the previous year. Half of all revenues generated are distributed to the State of California."

So currently the State receives $87 million a year in royalties, in a record year. If a new tax raised another $87 million that is a long way from closing a $6 billion budget hole. However if more oil drilling was allowed, we could get probably $100 million in new royalties, another $100 million from the new tax, and at least $200 million by taxing the workers salaries and Corporate income. In other words allowing more oil drilling would bring in five times more money than just adding a new tax to existing drilling.

The tax would be on already existing oil and gas production.

Oil and Gas, Bureau of Land Management

Mar 6, 2009

California is the nation's 3rd largest onshore producer of oil and gas from federal lands . . .

www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/prog/energy/og.html

Part of this got lost someplace.

California is currently ranked 4th in the nation among oil producing states, behind Louisiana, Texas and Alaska.

Kern County and the Los Angeles Basin are the major sources of CA. oil.

www.energy.ca.gov/2006publications/CEC- ... 06-006.PDF

OK fine: "Total royalties paid to the United States treasury amounted to $169 million for oil, plus an additional $5.35 million for natural gas, an increase of nearly 80% when compared to the previous year. Half of all revenues generated are distributed to the State of California."

So currently the State receives $87 million a year in royalties, in a record year. If a new tax raised another $87 million that is a long way from closing a $6 billion budget hole.

That is only for offshore oil.

128 Oilfield Locations Found in California:

Name County
Aliso Canyon Oil Field Los Angeles
Ant Hill Oil Field Kern
Antelope Hills Oil Field Kern
Arroyo Grande Oil Field San Luis Obispo
Bellevue Oil Field Kern
Big Mountain Oil Field Ventura
Blackwells Corner Oil Field Kern
Brentwood Gas Field Contra Costa
Buttonwillow Gas Field Kern
Cache Slough Gas Field Solano
Camden Oil Field Fresno
Canal Oil Field Kern
Canfield Ranch Oil Field Kern
Cascade Oil Field Los Angeles
Casmalia Oil Field Santa Barbara
Castaic Hills Oil Field Ventura
Castaic Junction Oil Field Los Angles
Cat Canyon Oil Field Santa Barbara
Chico Martinez Oil Field Kern
Coalinga Oil Field Fresno
Comanche Point Oil Field Kern
Corning Gas Field Tehama
Cymric Oil Field Kern
Del Valle Oil and Gas Field Los Angeles
Devils Den Oil Field Kern
Dunnigan Hills Gas Field Yolo
Dutch Slough Gas Field Contra Costa East
Coalinga Extension Oil Field Fresno
Edison Oil Field Kern Ellwood Oil Fields Santa Barbara
Eureka Canyon Oil Field Ventura
Fruitvale Oil Field Kern
Gasoline Curve San Diego
Gato Ridge Oil Field Santa Barbara
Government Eighteen Oil Field San Luis Obispo
Greeley Oil Field Kern
Guadalupe Oil Field San Luis Obispo
Guijarral Hills Oil Field Fresno
Hasley Canyon Oil Field Los Angeles
Helm Oil Field Fresno
Holser Oil Field Ventura
Honor Rancho Oil Field Los Angeles
Jacalitos Oil Field Fresno Kern
Bluff Oil Field Kern Kern Front Oil Field Kern
Kern River Oil Field Kern
Kirkwood Gas Field Glenn
Lanare Oil Field Fresno
Las Llajas Oil Field Los Angeles
Liberty Island Gas Field Solano
Lindsey Slough Gas Field Solano
Lodi Gas Field San Joaquin Lompoc Oil Field Santa Barbara
Los Lobos Oil Field Kern
Maine Prarie Gas Field Solano
McDonald Anti-Cline Oil Field Kern
McMullin Ranch Gas Field San Joaquin
McVan Oil Field Kern Mesa Oil Field Santa Barbara
Millar Gas Field Solano
Morales Canyon Oil Field San Luis Obispo
Mount Poso Oil Field Kern
Mountain View Oil Field Kern
Newhall Potrero Oil Field Los Angeles
North Antelope Hills Oil Field Kern
North Belridge Oil Field Kern North Coles Levee Oil Field Kern
Norwalk Oil Refinery Kern
Oak Canyon Oil Field Los Angeles
Oakridge Oil Field Ventura Orcutt Oil Field Santa Barbara
Paloma Oil Field Kern
Paloma Oil Refinery Kern
Pico Oil Field Los Angeles
Pleasant Valley Oil Field Fresno
Premier Oil Field Kern
Racetrack Oil Field Kern
Raisin City Oil Field Fresno
Ramona Oil Field Los Angeles
Rice Creek Gas Field Glenn
Rio Bravo Oil Field Kern
Rio Vista Gas Field Sacramento
Rio Vista Gas Field Solano
River Island Gas Field San Joaquin
River Island Gas Field Sacramento
Riverdale Oil Field Fresno
Rosedale Oil Field Kern
Round Mountain Oil Field Kern
Russel Ranch Oil Field San Luis Obispo
San Ardo Oil Field Monterey
San Pablo Oil Tank Farm Contra Costa
Santa Maria Valley Oil Field Santa Barbara
Santa Susana Oil Field Ventura
Sargent Oil Field Santa Clara
Sharktooth Oil Field Kern
Sherman Island Gas Field Solano
Silaxo Oil Pumping Station Fresno
Simi Oil Field Ventura
South Belridge Oil Field Kern
South Coles Levee Oil Field Kern
South Corning Gas Field Tehama
South Cuyama Oil Field Santa Barbara
South Tapo Canyon Oil Field Ventura
Standard Oil Kern
Standard Oil Tank Farm Kern
State Historical Monument 543 First Oil Field Humboldt
Strand Oil Field Kern
Tapia Oil Field Los Angeles
Tapo Ridge Oil Field Ventura
Taylor Canyon Oil Field San Luis Obispo
Tejon Hills Oil Field Kern
Tejon Oil Field Kern
Temblor Ranch Oil Field Kern
Ten Section Oil Field Kern
Three-G Gas Plant Kern
Tidewater Associated Oil Kern
Trico Gas Field Tulare
Union Island Gas Field San Joaquin
Union Oil Kern
United States Geological Survey Camp - Oil and Gas Division Kern Vallecitos Oil Field San Benito
Vernalis Gas Field San Joaquin
Wasco Oil Field Kern
Wayside Canyon Oil Field Los Angeles
Welport Oil Kern
West Thornton-Walnut Grove Gas Field San Joaquin
Wheeler Ridge Oil Field Kern
Zaca Oil Field Santa Barbara