It was great to see members of Hawaii's Sierra Club and the Blue Planet organizations express their disappointment on TV after the end of yesterday's special legislative session. Why were they disappointed? The State Senate did not pass the "barrel tax" bill (HB 1271) that Governor Linda Lingle vetoed. The barrel tax would have increased the cost of fuel not only for commuting motorists, but also the airlines, the power company and anyone else who consumes petroleum energy. The environmental wacko Sierra Club and Blue Planet who have a sympathetic ear from many Democrat legislators and would rather force the public to use alternative energies through higher taxation of current, petroleum products. I don't mind alternative energy if it remains as an option, but not forced upon the public by making current oil energy more expensive.
The Sierra Club and Blue Planet are terrorists to our pocketbooks. NO NEW TAXES!
The Streamline Internet Tax (SB 1678) bill that would have taxed internet purchases from places like Amazon.com. was overridden in the Senate but not in the House. The bill is not on the list of overridden bills. This came as another surprising piece of good news. The taxpayers come up with another small win.
The State Legislature did override 38 of the Governor's vetoes at yesterday's special session. Among the worst bills that got overridden is the anti-business, pro-labor union bill (HB 952) called "Card Check". This bill will allow union organizers to come into businesses and even homes to force non-union members to sign union cards to authorize union representation. Up to now, employees who wanted union representation went through a secret ballot, election process.
This session is a "disaster" for Hawaii taxpayers as Hawaii's majority Democrats continue to support raising more taxes. They are a menace to our pocketbooks and one of the main reasons for Hawaii's high cost of living.
A complete list of vetoed bills and those bills that were overridden are available at the Capitol's website: http://capitol.hawaii.gov.
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Photo: The above photo was taken at OvertaxedHawaii.com's rally held at the State Capitol on July 14. The object of the rally was to protest against more taxes and the policies of local Democrats and the Obama administration. More photos at this link.
1 comment:
Mel, I think the proponents totally misjudged the whole barrel tax situation, and in the process they have egg on their faces, but aren't even aware of it.
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