The People’s Republic Of California likes to spread the pain out to all Americans. Well, not the rich ones who can afford to pay extra while cruising in their big gas guzzling SUVs and private jets
Gavin Newsom’s ‘hidden climate tax’ hitting Americans nationwide, lawmaker warns
A California lawmaker is fighting back against an environmental regulation that he says is raising costs for Americans across the country via a “hidden tax” on a variety of goods.
Rep. Vince Fong, R-Calif., is leading legislation to roll back a Biden administration-era regulatory rule that effectively allows California to levy massive cost penalties on shipping vessels docked in its ports.
“It’s a massive hidden climate tax that’s being imposed on every single ship that’s coming into California. And so all of those costs now are getting passed on to consumers,” Fong told Fox News Digital in an interview. “Our ports, they work through and process over 40% of all the containers that come into the United States.”
Fong’s legislation would target the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authorization allowing California to enforce the rule, called the Vessel At Berth regulation, which was granted in 2020 under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s tenure.
It lets the California Air Resources Board (CARB) force a number of large vessels, like cargo ships, to shut off their diesel engines and instead use a state-approved emissions strategy when docked in the Golden State’s ports. A failure to do so could result in potentially tens of thousands of dollars of penalties — costs that Fong said are then passed to people buying goods delivered by those ships.
Let’s not forget, the CARB is made up of a bunch on unelected bureaucrats appointed by Gavin, and totally unaccountable to the people of California. Or anyone else but Gavin. All to solve a mythical problem.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) forces a number of large vessels, like cargo ships, to shut off their diesel engines when docked in the Golden State’s ports.
The horror!! If the vessels shut off their engines, no penalty.
Anyway, CA is not the only state with ports. The ships could go through the panama canal and unload their cargo in TX, LA, MS, AL, FL. Or just dock in AK and truck or railroad them to the lower 48.
Who should pay for the damages from pollution?
Teach just hates math.
There are typically about 6000 40 ft containers on a transpacific cargo ship.”10s of thousands of dollars daily in fines” would cost an additional what 6 bucks per container? Lol and how much might that add to the cost of a big cardboard box shipped?
You fail to see how insignificant that cost might be but believe you can put think climate scientists?? WTF!!!
Dunning Kroger
Always fascinated by johnnie-boy’s take on economics and “insignificant” costs of goods.
Guess if you leech off the government you don’t need to worry about “costs”.
Dunning Kroger indeed.
Lol.
Always fascinated by the fact that Pyk is always willing to accept “facts” that spoon fed to him because they are sweet tasting. Why don’t YOU take a look at those costs yourself and see how they really do affect the price you pay. Ocean shipping is now incredibly cheap regardless of whether bulk or containerized. It represents only a tiny fraction of the price consumers pay. As for me mooching. Life is good in a blue city in a blue state. If you still had jam in your sack and were motivated you too could have a better life. Ho back to school. My school’s motto is “A better educated citizen is a better citizen”
Of course CUNY also has programs that ensure non citizens can attend where private donations will cover the 5200 dollar yearly tuition.
Classes start late this year Sept 14 to Dec 14. I am taking the lightest class load that will give me full time student status. Of course I will also have to do m y work as a SOROS commissar. This will be again ensuring the approximately 600 out of state students attending my campus (7000 undergrads) will be voting in their mid term Federal elections.
So, retard, what exactly is “Dunning Kroger”?
Us uneducated “red staters” who pay our own way would like to know.
The Internet is a great place to learn. Use it.
Did you even try to look it up yourself ?
You should. I might try and receive you.
Dunning Kroger refers to a study that showed that less intelligent people are more spt to believe that they are more intelligent than they really are.
While intelligent people tend to underestimate their own intelligence. Smarter people know better how much they DO NOT know. Less intelligent think they know more than they do.
But seriously. Consider going back to school. All citizens are eligible for 6 years of Pell grants for full time college students. Plus subsidized student loans of 10000 dollars per year
Avg cost for a community college per year is 4000 per year many offer senior discounts. You can take whatever courses you want including cooking or woodworking or any and all set courses. You don’t even care about grades
It’s not Dunning Kroger, retard.
Perhaps you should consider refundin that “free” tuition money if you can’t even spell correctly, johnnie-boy.
refundin? Dunning-Kruger, indeed.
The MAGA Motherfucker may be a retard.
Perhaps you should attempt an argument…
Oh really?
Is that all you have, fatboy?
Bottoms up…
Bwaha! Lolgfy Loser!
MAGA47 Motherfucker!
Oh really, Lil Porter?
Is that all you have, cumguzzler?
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Sorry
That is what us smart guys call a “typo”
Interesting that you consider typing skills a sign of intelligence
Probably you would also assume the same from my handwriting????
That wasn’t just a typo, retard.
It’s laziness and/or stupidity since you’ve done the same thing many times before and never once corrected yourself even when prompted.
Or in other words…
Do ya get it yet, johnnie-boy?
I suspect his recreational drug of choice may also be involved.