Comments on: Maryland’s poor hammered by energy price spike — CA’s next

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 02:01:40 +0000

Despite all the happy talk things are dire in this country.

Everyone should see the video below to understand just how bad things are and why things are going to get worse.

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 20:21:16 +0000

As a Maryland small business owner, these taxes are considered by us locals to be a contribution to Gov. O’Malley’s presidential campaign. O’Malley was Hillary Clinton’s campaign chair for MD in 2008. He learned from Obama’s success that to make it as a Democrat on a national ticket, you had to appeal to rich liberal element of the party. He bought “green credibility” by committing the state to $3 billion dollars in extra electricity taxes to support offshore wind in MD. He has also imposed a tax on all non-permeable surfaces in the state to pay for rainwater run-off cleanup. Our governor’s decision to fight the next war with the last war’s strategy will come back to haunt him in future elections just as his policies will haunt the state for decades.
Honestly, in a state that surrounds Washington DC on three sides, there is very little a governor can do to really screw things up, particularly with spendthrift Feds so close. The proper solution is for businesses that have to complete beyond Maryland borders to find a more business friendly state to relocate to. I suspect that many California businesses will come to this conclusion when the full costs of AB32 are brought to bear.

By: Rex the Wonder Dog!

Rex the Wonder Dog! — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 20:03:42 +0000

A point that can never be made enough about the policies of California Democrats is how much they actually hurt poor people

Nothing hurts the poor and middle class like the sales tax, which is what the Dems and everyone else ALWYS go to first.

By: Queeg

Queeg — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 17:12:34 +0000

The pity articles are relentless blaming everyone/anyone for every malaise in a very complex urbanized society.

At some point it’s has to come back to individual choices about education, marriage, work ethic, compassion for others.

Make 2014 the year you stop bashing others and find ways daily to do little things to make living worthwhile.