Comments on: Noreen Evans calls for tax on oil for education, parks http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/2013/02/sacramento/noreen-evans-calls-for-tax-on-oil-for-education-parks/ Your Sonoma County Politics Site Fri, 24 May 2013 00:05:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Grapevines http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/2013/02/sacramento/noreen-evans-calls-for-tax-on-oil-for-education-parks/#comment-1247459 Grapevines Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:28:01 +0000 http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/?p=25317#comment-1247459 I once supported law enforcement and closed my eyes to their corruption.

But with the current guilty plea of the Santa Rosa Junior College police officer for theft of public funds, I must agree with Snarky that police are out of control in California and across the country.

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]]> By: Troll spotting http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/2013/02/sacramento/noreen-evans-calls-for-tax-on-oil-for-education-parks/#comment-1247439 Troll spotting Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:23:27 +0000 http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/?p=25317#comment-1247439 The comments by the trolls on this article are, as usual, incoherent, off point, and complete nonsense.

I wish the PD would moderate these postings so that the literate readers can have an intelligent interchange and debate on the ideas at hand.

This is an article about having oil producers pay their fair share to the people of our state for the natural resources they exploit.

Are all these commentators working for oil companies? Really? Chevron made over $5B profits last year, and paid nothing to the state for removing oil?

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]]> By: Don Dressel http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/2013/02/sacramento/noreen-evans-calls-for-tax-on-oil-for-education-parks/#comment-1247338 Don Dressel Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:35:52 +0000 http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/?p=25317#comment-1247338 How can we have HIGHER EDUCATION when we have IDIOTS in education that have no COMMON SENSE . They are going after 5 year olds that play with their ” hello kitty guns that shoot bubbles” and kids that pretend their leggos are guns! Give me a break! We all use to play army when we were kids!

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]]> By: Snarky http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/2013/02/sacramento/noreen-evans-calls-for-tax-on-oil-for-education-parks/#comment-1247282 Snarky Tue, 19 Feb 2013 07:02:31 +0000 http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/?p=25317#comment-1247282 HERE IS AN IDEA TO SAVE CA GOVERNMENT $$$ :

Cancel public pensions for any public employee convicted of a felony crime.

Case in point:

The current arrest of CHP Asst Chief 49-year-old Kyle Scarber, Central Division.

He has been charged with felonies related to helping his convicted rapist son escape to Mexico.

Since he is able to collect 90% of his pay at retirement (for life), why not just cancel that pension since he is accused of commiting a FELONY crime against the taxpayers of CA?

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]]> By: bear http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/2013/02/sacramento/noreen-evans-calls-for-tax-on-oil-for-education-parks/#comment-1247188 bear Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:02:45 +0000 http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/?p=25317#comment-1247188 Who are the welfare recipients? The ones living on unemployment and food stamps, or those commenting here?

FYI there is free parking in the County Center, unless you are management or parking a County car in a necessary location. Can’t find a parking space? Guess it is an enormous challenge for dimwits?

FYI only public safety employees and management get substantial retirement
Benefits at age 50. The rank and file get shit.

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]]> By: Snarky http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/2013/02/sacramento/noreen-evans-calls-for-tax-on-oil-for-education-parks/#comment-1246595 Snarky Mon, 18 Feb 2013 05:30:55 +0000 http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/?p=25317#comment-1246595 Speaking of taxes, those higher taxes are needed to support those “public safety pensions” that pay not only cops and firemen but other government workers 90% of their pay at only age 50.

And the following link will take you to view where your “public safety” tax dollars are going to.

A HIGH RANKING CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR HELPING HIS CONVICTED RAPIST SON ESCAPE TO MEXICO.

http://www.fresnobee.com/2013/02/16/3176941/rapist-scarber-caught-mom-and.html

What is it that the cops always chant?
You get what you pay for ?

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]]> By: pete http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/2013/02/sacramento/noreen-evans-calls-for-tax-on-oil-for-education-parks/#comment-1245494 pete Sun, 17 Feb 2013 00:08:27 +0000 http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/?p=25317#comment-1245494 Why can the oil companies raise their prices after they are taxed? The tax should be on the profit they make. I cant go out buy all my groceries then tell the government that my paycheck is acutally $300 less and pay taxes to that amount. (can I)

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]]> By: Grapevines http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/2013/02/sacramento/noreen-evans-calls-for-tax-on-oil-for-education-parks/#comment-1244421 Grapevines Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:31:32 +0000 http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/?p=25317#comment-1244421 Evans is just as big of a jerk as Nanny Pelosi is. Does not think California has a spending problem and believes it should just tax itself to death.

Tax and spend is all she knows

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]]> By: Reality Check http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/2013/02/sacramento/noreen-evans-calls-for-tax-on-oil-for-education-parks/#comment-1244413 Reality Check Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:57:56 +0000 http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/?p=25317#comment-1244413 A severance tax on oil might be a good idea if California didn’t already have high taxes in practically every other area. Yes, Texas imposes a severance tax, but i’s income tax on oil is about one-tenth that of California. When you compare total taxes on oil, California collects as much as most other states.

I know, California likes to have the highest taxes in all areas, and a severance tax is all that stands in the way of that “honor.” But, really, just how anti-business do you want California to be? California is already the most expensive place in the nation to do business. The result is high unemployment. Don’t wonder where the jobs went. They went to other states that don’t try to kill the goose.

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]]> By: Brian Brazoot http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/2013/02/sacramento/noreen-evans-calls-for-tax-on-oil-for-education-parks/#comment-1244165 Brian Brazoot Fri, 15 Feb 2013 04:44:09 +0000 http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/?p=25317#comment-1244165 And for all of you who claim that this is “just another tax” foisted on the public by that sneaky Noreen Evans, how about this….don’t buy gasoline.

There. No tax for you!

I’ll be riding my bike and my 100mpg Vespa — while me and those pesky taxes will go right by you.

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]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/2013/02/sacramento/noreen-evans-calls-for-tax-on-oil-for-education-parks/#comment-1244077 Elizabeth Fri, 15 Feb 2013 02:28:45 +0000 http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/?p=25317#comment-1244077 The price of oil is set by the international market, not conditions in California. This will not increase your taxes or the price of gas. How many times does that have to be repeated before you get it? It actually has the potential to lower your taxes. Every other state, even places like Texas and Alaska, charges oil companyies for taking the peoples’ oil. They diddn’t make the oil. Why shouldn’t they pay for what they take? This is long overdue.

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]]> By: MOCKINGBIRD http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/2013/02/sacramento/noreen-evans-calls-for-tax-on-oil-for-education-parks/#comment-1244064 MOCKINGBIRD Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:49:41 +0000 http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/?p=25317#comment-1244064 The posters on here seem to think it’s a tax on them personally. It’s a tax on OIL EXTRACTION LIKE OTHER STATES CHARGE. Why should this state be the ONLY STATE in the US that does not charge a oil extraction tax? These very same oil companies in this state operate in the other states as well.

WE NEED THE MONEY AND THEY SHOULD PAY THEIR SHARE. Afterall, the extraction of oil and gas is harmful to the environment. They should be paying for the right to extract and for the damage they cause when they extract. And they make BILLIONS on our oil.

Oh, and don’t get me started on fracking in this EARTHQUAKE STATE. In states where fracking takes place and there’s never been an earthquake, they now have earthquakes. Pumping chemicals into the ground lubricates the surrounding area and we have way too many earthquake faults that I personally don’t want lubricated.

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]]> By: George Macaulay http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/2013/02/sacramento/noreen-evans-calls-for-tax-on-oil-for-education-parks/#comment-1244060 George Macaulay Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:35:41 +0000 http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/?p=25317#comment-1244060 Ms. Evans know full well that other than income taxes corporations do not pay taxes! They pass them on to the consumer of thier goods/services. Just anoth slick trick to tax the citizens of California without the masses knowing they justtaxed themselves! Calif. voters are idiots!

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]]> By: Commonsense http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/2013/02/sacramento/noreen-evans-calls-for-tax-on-oil-for-education-parks/#comment-1244056 Commonsense Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:15:33 +0000 http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/?p=25317#comment-1244056 Apparently CA has a tax on the amount of crude oil produced in the state, which is similiar in description as the extraction tax discussed above. Also of note is that CA has one of the highest Corporate Tax rates in the US and the US has the highest federal Corporate Tax rate. According to some articles from differing tax organizations (some from both sides of the aisle), when the total amount of taxes applied by a state regarding oil production/extraction are calculated, Ca is on par with Texas, not vastly behind it as indicated above. Makes me wonder about how well the above article was researched and fact checked.

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]]> By: David http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/2013/02/sacramento/noreen-evans-calls-for-tax-on-oil-for-education-parks/#comment-1244041 David Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:50:26 +0000 http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/?p=25317#comment-1244041 Don’t you tax lovers realize that any tax imposed will be passed on to you the consumer? Are you really that naive?

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]]> By: GAJ http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/2013/02/sacramento/noreen-evans-calls-for-tax-on-oil-for-education-parks/#comment-1244030 GAJ Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:34:59 +0000 http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/?p=25317#comment-1244030 Even I think this is a logical move that should have been made a long time ago though I rarely agree with Ms. Evans’ politics.

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]]> By: Brian Brazoot http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/2013/02/sacramento/noreen-evans-calls-for-tax-on-oil-for-education-parks/#comment-1244023 Brian Brazoot Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:38:04 +0000 http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/?p=25317#comment-1244023 “California is the largest — and only — oil producing state in the entire U.S. that doesn’t tax it’s vast oil resources.”

Noreen Evans is trying to bring California into the 21st century, to help our economy, and to make all of our standards of living better.

How can anyone with even half of a brain vilify her for that? Oh, right, I almost forgot. Conservative politics always come before human rights, environmental protections, economic solvency, and thinking.

Boo free rides for big oil. Yay smart state reps like Noreen Evans!

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]]> By: Snarky http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/2013/02/sacramento/noreen-evans-calls-for-tax-on-oil-for-education-parks/#comment-1244022 Snarky Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:26:49 +0000 http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/?p=25317#comment-1244022 I further propose a substantial fee to be imposed and collected from every public employee or politician who steps outside of Sonoma County during the course of any workday, any workweek, or any paid time frame.

They are being paid to remain in Sonoma County and perform work here.

If they choose to leave Sonoma County for pretend “business” of any kind, we should collect an amount from them equal to that pay that they take from us while they are outside of our county.

Fair is fair. Lets TAX the government people.

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]]> By: Snarky http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/2013/02/sacramento/noreen-evans-calls-for-tax-on-oil-for-education-parks/#comment-1244018 Snarky Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:23:58 +0000 http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/?p=25317#comment-1244018 I propose charging the public employees of Sonoma County a parking fee for parking in the lots not available to the public.

Why do they get their own parking places FREE of charge?

Yes, parking fees. Time to implement parking fees on ALL public employees within Sonoma County.

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]]> By: Bonnie S. Arthur http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/2013/02/sacramento/noreen-evans-calls-for-tax-on-oil-for-education-parks/#comment-1244016 Bonnie S. Arthur Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:21:26 +0000 http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/?p=25317#comment-1244016 Keep up the good work, Noreen! The majority of people in Sonoma County support your efforts.

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