California - The Real Windfall Profiteer

This past Tuesday, I had the rare opportunity to talk with Michael Genest, who serves as the Director of the California Department of Finance, about the state of the California State Budget. During the discussion Genest pointed out that there is not enough revenue to repair California's roads and highways. I was incensed since I had just filled my gas tank before going to the meeting. I calmed myself before speaking and told him that I had just spent $201.80 filling my tank at $4.57 per gallon. I drive a Ford Excursion. I told him that nearly $90 of that cost goes to the state in taxes and fees. Genest said that I am wrong about that because the excise tax is only 18 cents per gallon.

I had to remind him that the true tax revenue is not just the 18 cents per gallon. There are two other sources - the Board of Equalization's list of taxes and fees per gallon of gasoline and the Corporate profit and loss statements of the gas company from which the gas was purchased. Oil companies compute the corporate taxes, fees, property taxes, and income taxes in the price of gas as well as other business costs. Genest seemed to be very surprised by my response. Genest did capitulate to my understanding.

Unfortunately, California does not see itself as the problem with the high price of gasoline. Left Wing Liberals, who are currently in leadership in California, exclude their destructive role and scapegoat the Oil Companies. Of that $4.57 price per gallon I paid, $2.04 went to the State and local governments. About 9.3 cents per gallon went to Chevron (the gas station where I made my purchase).

This windfall revenue must be eliminated in order to immediately reduce the price of gasoline. Only afterward should other energy sources be pursued. What is very sad is that businesses are closing in Sacramento and all over California due to the crushing impact of high gasoline prices. However because of the state budget deficit and the projected continuation of this windfall revenue in the 2008-09 California Budget, Left Wing Liberals are reluctant to give immediate relief to us California Residents. Just as their socialist dictators do in other countries, they are using all of their legislative power and public influence to direct our anger from them to "Big Oil".

My hope is that we residents resist that manipulation and apply as much pressure a possible on these legislators to do unto themselves what they wish to do unto the oil companies - reduce their profiteering on the price of gasoline.

Taxing Speech

If The Left Wing Liberal Sacramento City Council has its way, exorcising the 1st Amendment in the city of Sacramento is proposed to be more expensive.

These Left wingers have finally found a way to tax speech. They are currently considering a proposal to tax text messages. They voted unanimously to place on the ballot for the November 4th Election "Utility User Tax Reduction and Fairness Measure for Communications Services" measure. Unfortunately that vote includes a tax increasing Republican - Councilman Robbie Waters.

Their rational is as imprudent as the antiquated "windfall" tax schemes it is attempting to replace. As businesses offer new technologies to increase quality of service at a reduced price for residents to communicate among themselves, The Sacramento City Council wants to reverse the progress and increase the cost of exercising our 1st Amendment right.

It would have been in the best interest of the residents for the Council to find ways to expand business opportunities for small business entrepreneurs who would aid in the increase of sales tax revenue. However, Left Wing Liberals are not known for advancing policies in the best interest of their constituents.

Even worse is that the city of Sacramento is currently getting an increase [windfall] revenue from the sales tax percentage on the ridiculously high price of gasoline. This measure will result in a net increase in the overall outgo of those of us who already are being squeezed by the increased price of food, collapsing value of our homes in addition to the price of gasoline.

The "Utility User Tax Reduction and Fairness Measure for Communications Services" must die a sudden and horrible death. The Left wingers of the Sacramento City Council must be forced to retreat from [windfall] taxing speech in any manner whatsoever. The freedom to speak must not be encumbered by tax toll - especially by our own government - in order to speak. The laziness and craftiness with which they are attempting to assault the 1st Amendment deserves their being voted out of office.

Obama - My Color, But Not My Kind and not the Right Black

Al Sharpton once said that Democrats shouldn't be talking about getting more blacks in high places, but getting the right blacks. He also said, "Clarence Thomas is my color, but he's not my kind." Using his comments as a template, here is my opinion on Barack Hussein Obama, the Democrat Presidential Candidate...

Barack Hussein Obama has made history. He is the first Black to be a nominee for President of the United States from one of the two major parties. This is also the first time that the Democrat Party has done something iconic in Black history that is seen as a positive. Also this is the first time that the Democrat Party has done something in Black History that the Republican Party has not done.

Despite the aforementioned points, Obama will do more to destroy the progress of Blacks in America than any white President could ever conceive of going. In fact, Obama wants to continue the and expand "Great Society" policies. The very policies that have destroyed Black America. He accepts the advise and council of socialists who ideals are responsible for the depravity of Blacks worlwide. Typical examples are Nigeria, Somalia, and Haiti. The next White President only has to point to the Obama presidency (if he gets elected) in order to justify the continuation of those destructive policies.

Under an Obama Presidency, the net worth of Blacks will precipitously and permanently decline due to the desire of his administration to take control of the very bargaining chip that private employers used for years to attract and retain employees - Healthcare. The act of nationalizing the health care system will effectively eliminate that remaining pool of potential employees who would be willing to work (especially for small businesses with less than 100 employees) for smaller wages and generous health care packages. The pool of business until now represents more than 60 percent of new employment annually. The right Black would see how devastating national healthcare would be to Black America.

Black America must be concentrated on electing a Black who will institute policies and set a direction for the nation that allows for private accumulation of wealth. Furthermore The Right Black will make every effort to ensure that private accumulation of wealth "recession proof" so that even if there is a negative fluctuation in income, Americans will not be financially harmed by that fluctuation.

Nancy Pelosi, Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, are the wealthiest elected officials in California. Their vast holdings rank in the hundreds of millions of dollars. They would be working with an Obama administration to restrict access to accumulate wealth in the same manner that they did. This is "typical" of Left Wing Liberal Behavior. Excuses such as manmade global warming (aka climate change), hurting the poor and minorities, and harming habitat for endangered species are all used to make sure that the same ladder to success enjoyed by Left Wing Liberals is severely restricted to just "the right kind" of person. This is "typically" not a Black person, group, or community. My Kind of Black would never agree to such destructive alliances.

We must do what is possible to make sure that content, not color, is the right kind of standard to use when deciding who should be President of the United State of America.

Campaign Press Release

Thank you for your vote and support of me in the 2008 Primary.

From now until November of 2008, This site will be dedicated to my campaign for the 9th Assembly District for the General Election. I am asking for your vote and support to be elected State Assemblyman from the 9th District. This district covers nearly all of Sacramento City and a large portion of Sacramento County. My purpose for running is simple - to pursue market based policies that will increase the private income and net worth of the residents of the 9th District while reducing government's role in many aspects of our lives.

When I first began this campaign in March of 2008, the following issues were most important in the 9th District in the following order: Illegal immigration, Access and Quality of Healthcare, The California Economy, The High Price of Education, and Global Warming.

During the 2008 primary, the economy (specifically the high price of gasoline, home foreclosures, and the rising price of food) has become the number one issue. The definition of Marriage issue is another recent major issue in the 9th Assembly District. Since the irrational decision by the California Supreme Court to "legislate from the bench" the definition of Marriage in California, it will be the preeminent social issue and ballot measure in the General Election this November.

My campaign will tirelessly reiterate solutions to these issues...

The High Price of Gasoline must be reduced by eliminating the government share and drilling along the Coast of California. Currently, California's "unearned" share of a gallon of gasoline amounts to about

The California Economy will thrive when the Left-Wing Liberal led state legislature is prevented from interfering with private citizens desire to do business together and restricting businesses from doing business in California. We should be allowed to use the same avenues that Left-Wing Liberals use to attain wealth and prosperity in California.

Marriage is between one man and one woman. The California Constitution must be amended to reflect the will of the majority of Californians.

Illegal immigration will be cut by first building a physical fence and dramatically increase the Border Patrol. Left-wing Liberal Celebrities have proven how effective fences and armed guards are at controlling entrance to their property. We should aggressively confront the Mexican government on their expulsion of their citizens and support political efforts to bring freedom and prosperity to Mexico.

The Price and Quality of Education from preschool to Graduate School must begin incremental and complete reform to prepare the type of worker needed for the current economy. The cost of College must be reduced so that a minimum wage worker can pay directly without needing any grants, fees, or any government subsidy. K-12 must bring back the kinds of trades that teach children how to build products such as computers, cell phones, and automobiles in concert with meeting No Child left Behind Requirements. Preschool must be made available to any person regardless of income.

Access and Quality of Healthcare will improve when the California Government's role is reduced to just that of regulator. Currently California is also a competitor and a partner in healthcare as well.

My campaign will once again prove that Conservative principles (many of which is outlined in the 2008 California Republican Party Platform) is the best method of achieving the American dream for the largest number of residents in California's 9th Assembly District.

Once again I ask for your donations, volunteer effort, votes,
and overall support for my campaign. Thank You!!