But you'd say that about absolutely any law. Is there anything specifically about this one that you think is unusually bad? barfo
Yes especially by people that do not know what the fuck they are doing and delude themselves as to why. "Almost three quarters of the revenues expected from the bill would come from increases in transportation fuel prices. The Legislative revenue office expects that to translate to about to about 22 cents a gallon increase at the pump in 2021, when the policy kicks in, increasing to 78 cents a gallon 10 years later and $3 a gallon by 2050." Now why the hell do this if it makes no difference? Then this increase in the Highway revenue pisses me off when there is no projection to improve transportation via the highway system which sucks. The highways all run through Portland and they should not. No fix in sight. The money will likely get spent on more rail for Portland. Shit, that is a disgrace as it is. Checkout the Max down town, no traffic on the 6th ave but for the max with the derelicts sheltering from the weather. This bill should be implemented by the city of Portland not the State where it will be increasingly difficult to deal with as time progresses. This bill is a prime example of what the hell is wrong with Oregon version of representative government. It allows the tyranny of the majority located in Portland to screw up the entire state without regard to the well being beyond your fucking urban growth boundary. The Senate should be representatives from each county, two each instead of gerrymandered by population boundaries. I could go into what fools I think those that want to fight climate change with more taxes are but I won't. Those people work on a belief system rather than facts and logic. No point in it.
If it truly makes no difference in behavior, i.e. people keep driving petro-burning vehicles the same amount in 2050 as they do now, then the difference it will make is that we'll have a lot more money for badly needed road repairs. If on the other hand it reduces consumption, then that will be the difference. Hey, it was your generation that didn't have the foresight to put the highways in the right place. That's on you, not us whippersnappers. "The money might get spent on something other than what it is designated for" is not specific to this issue. You prefer tyranny of the minority, as long as it is your minority. So you'd prefer regulation? We can just outlaw internal combustion engines, if you'd rather. Seems gentler to discourage their use via disincentives. Or maybe you have another alternative? barfo
No chance this project gets done with the carbon bill looming. https://www.opb.org/news/article/jordan-cove-natural-gas-lng-hearings-oregon/ Then we have liars to contend with to boot. "Kullberg said impact of a plane into these storage tanks would likely cause an explosion, potentially putting the surrounding community in danger. “Unlikely event, but pretty high risk,” she said." She obviously doesn't know jack about Jordan Cove. On the North side of Coos bay, nothing there to blow up. Just a silted in cove. Ah well the Governor is set against too. No wonder the rest of the state is becoming more difficult to live in. We have let the people in the North Willamette valley run the whole state! https://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-county-health-rankings/
