In the midst of sky high gas prices, this politician, Warren Furatani, has the audacity to suggest increasing the tax of gasoline 25-30˘ per gallon. Unbelievable





Los Angeles politician Warren Furutani’s AB 1326 is a shakedown at the pump

Los Angeles politician Assemblyman Warren Furutani has introduced a bill to impose a $1 billion oil severance tax that analysts estimate will kill 10,000 jobs, cause further devastation to the transportation and construction industries and harm everyone who drives. AB 1326 will raise the price of gas by approximately 25-30˘ per gallon and will raise the price of diesel slightly more.

California’s current 66˘ per gallon gas taxes are already the highest in the nation. With gas prices at record highs we do not need even higher gas prices.
The amount of tax you pay per gallon will go up if gas prices continue to rise because the tax is a percentage imposed directly on the price of crude.
Gas taxes are regressive taxes that harm those who can least afford them the most.
Prices on things you buy every day will go up because of higher transportation costs.
Our oil fields produce a lower grade of crude that is more expensive to refine. The oil severance tax could force the shutdown of California oil wells and increase our dependency on imported oil.
But you can take action to help stop the shakedown at the pump!

SIGN the petition to the California Legislature and sign up for updates as AB 1326 moves through the process or until we put it to a halt.
CONTACT Warren Furutani’s office and demand he withdraw AB 1326 for the reasons stated here.
WRITE a letter to the editor to your local newspaper opposing AB 1326
TESTIFY at the upcoming hearings on the bill. If you sign up for updates you will be notified when this bill is heard in Capitol policy committees.
High gas prices are already hurting working people at the pump and putting jobs in jeopardy. AB 1326 is a bad idea at the worst possible time.

http://coalitionofenergyusers.org/no...get-the-facts/

 

He needs to raise his metabolism first...

and maybe find a treadmill.

 

^LOL! I agree! That is insane! another 25-30 cents! He need to go and choke on a d*ck!

 

The title of this post is mis-informative and designed to incite a knee jerk negative response. This isn't a per gallon tax at the pump. It's a 12.5 percent severance tax on oil and gas extracted in the state. California is the only major oil-producing state not to have a so-called severance tax.

Historically, the group with the greatest opposition to these type of bills are the oil companies. When something is bad for the oil companies, a lot of the time its good for consumers or the environment.

http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_17796155

Furutani calls for tax on
oil firms to aid higher
education at Harbor
College rally

Vowing to prompt a statewide student movement starting at Harbor College in Wilmington, Assemblyman Warren Furutani on Thursday called for a tax on oil companies to patch gaping holes in California's public higher education budgets.

More than 100 students and college staff turned out for a rally - staged on campus across from the sprawling ConocoPhillips refinery - in support of Furutani's Assembly Bill 1326, which would create a 12.5 percent tax on oil and gas extracted in the state.

California is the only major oil-producing state not to have a so-called severance tax, Furutani noted.

"We're not here to attack the oil companies; we're not here to blame them for anything. All we're here to say is: Pay your fair share," Furutani said. "Let's share the wealth. Let's ask them to invest in the future."

Furutani's legislation latches on to a concept that's failed repeatedly in the past. Oil companies have lobbied heavily against previous attempts at severance taxes, and they are already gearing up to oppose this one.

The Democratic assemblyman, a former board member in both the Los Angeles school district and community college district, warned supporters that a fight was ahead.

"Seahawks, I'm putting you on notice: Everything is starting here in Wilmington," Furutani said.

A hearing on his bill, which would require approval from two-thirds of legislators, is set for Tuesday before the Assembly Committee on Higher Education.

Furutani's office plans a rally soon at California State University, Dominguez Hills, a staff member said. The lawmaker's Long Beach-based 55th Assembly District includes Carson and part of the Harbor Area.

His legislation comes as Gov. Jerry Brown ended budget talks in Sacramento last week, signaling the possibility of a doubling of cuts to the state's 112-campus community college system - from $400 million to $800 million. That would mean more than 400,000 potential
Students cheer as Assemblymember Warren Furutani speaks at Harbor College to students and teachers Thursday, in the shadow of Wilmington refineries, to draw support AB 1326. The bill charges oil companies a 12.5% drilling fee that would be used to fund state colleges. (Steve McCrank / Staff Photographer)
students would be unable to gain admission to the nation's largest community college system, according to state Chancellor Jack Scott.

Community college tuition fees - once nonexistent - are already slated to rise from $26 to $36 per credit.

The nine-campus Los Angeles Community College District, which includes Harbor College, could face $71.5 million in cuts in the worst-case scenario, according to officials there. As it stands, the district is preparing for at least $25.8 million in cuts.

El Camino College near Torrance is prepping for budget reductions that could vary from $7 million to $17.5 million, a spokeswoman said.

The California State University system and the University of California system likewise face deep cuts.

The cuts mean staff reductions, fewer classes and longer waits to get into courses. Furutani predicted it could take four years to get a two-year associate degree.

This week, Brown warned that tuition in the UC system could double unless a deal to extend taxes is sent to and approved by voters.

Harbor College President Marvin Martinez, who faces the prospect of a sharp jump in his daughter's tuition at UC Berkeley, told the rally on Thursday that repeated budget cuts have been borne on the backs of students.

"We need some new dollars," Martinez said.

Furutani said the oil tax would produce $2 billion annually to go to the three higher education systems. That amount would not solve budget concerns, he said, but would alleviate the deep cuts.

Furutani and other speakers - who included faculty and student representatives - got wild cheers from the assembled crowd. Culinary students clad in chef's whites banged pots and pans.

Observing the scene was Scott Macdonald, a spokesman for oil industry groups that oppose the legislation. Macdonald said oil taxes in California have proved unpopular.

He referred to Proposition O, last month's failed Los Angeles city ballot measure that would have created a per-barrel tax on local gas extraction, and to the 2006 defeat of statewide Proposition 87, which would have taxed oil producers to benefit alternative energy initiatives.

"People have rejected it over and over and over again," said Macdonald, adding that a consultant's analysis of a similar tax showed 10,000 jobs could be lost.

Macdonald is a spokesman for Californians Against Higher Taxes, a coalition of business groups and chambers of commerce, and for Save Our Jobs, which he described as a group of oil industry workers.

Both organizations have warned an oil severance tax would force gas prices higher.

Furutani said such language was "extortion" designed to scare voters.

He said that involving community college students - who are spread across the state, unlike UC or even CSU students - in a political campaign would put pressure on Republican legislators inclined to side with the energy industry.

The call to battle against budget cuts went over well with Black Student Union President Tyson Roberts, who said he had to hide his books to avoid harassment from gangbangers when growing up south of downtown.

"We will not accept being pushed out of the equation," Roberts said. "I didn't get this far to have somebody come and take it away from me."

 

Glad to see ECC on there. They are cutting a few hundred classes next semester. I a a music major and most of the music classes got cut. The music department is suffering and trying to keep the program. Cali is the only one taxing the SH*T out of everything. I know i want to move out this state and live some where peaceful

 

i'm getting the **** out of USA if this happens

 

F*ck this bastard. Someone pop him before he gets anymore stupid ideas.

 

Why did you photochop away his neck???

 

^^^ buahahaha, he needs to get stabbed with chop sticks before he goes on aTax hiking spree rich Fvcks always want more,thats human nature,at the expense and suffering of others..