Cap And Trade Bill May Bankrupt Milford

At the peak of the energy crisis, electricity along with pension obligations was cited as being one of the root causes of a whopping 8.1% tax increase. The quote below is from the Kerri Rowland website who published the article from the Feb. 2007NH Register.

"The mayor’s proposed city budget totals $92.6 million. This year it is $85.6 million. The combined city and schools proposed budget is $170.8 million, compared to this year’s $160.1 million, representing a 6.69 percent increase. The proposed budget basically keeps services at the same level. Fixed costs such as health insurance, electricity, contractual wages, pension contributions and workers compensation make up 91.2 percent of the increase."

Should our inept Congressmen continue to vote in favor of these bills without reading them, as they did in the "cap and trade" bill we could expect Two things for certain.

One... The economy will not recover, and Two... The city of Milford will have an inability to properly manage its finances save some extreme measures. This climate bill is the one praised by local Democrats and environmentalists in town who have no problem steering our community in the gutter over their belief that this giant tax bill will create something good.

To all those who may have forgot, Milford already saw a doubling of its electric rates over the last decade. The Obama energy bill will merely double it again or quadrupole your UI bill from eight years ago. This spells a disaster for every citizen of Milford, CT and the US.

Oh.. one final point, China and India do not have to cut their emissions. Are you ready to call our Senators Yet?

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Update 6/29/09

All Five of our Ct Congressman, Himes, Delauro, Murphy, Larson, and Courtney approved this massive job killing massive tax hike bill. This proves what we all know, that CT's Congressmen have more in common with the Borg from Star Trek than actual free thinking patriots.

We should all be asking who runs the Caucus in CT and why are the Voters excluded from the decision making process? This is a "slap in the face" to all those people in CT who bravely took to the streets by way of a "Tea Party." In case our leaders in Congress did not get it, the purpose of that "Tea Party" was an emblematic protest of our voice against the excessive tyranny caused by excessive public regulation and taxation that our Congressmen routinely vote in favor of.

Update 6/30/09

Jim Himes Praises 1,300 page Energy Bill he did not even read!! Lord Help Us All!!

Lambasting Milford's Barbara Lambert

It has been nearly a year since our Freshman Representative has taken office in Hartford at the state capitol. Many folks have been asking me what she has been up to because there is nothing in the papers about her positions, no mention of how she is implementing her "plan" or how she is challenging "utilities" "taxes" and all the buzz she put in her mass mailed sales brochure. To be quite honest I personally have not seen or heard a thing about how she is serving Milford, not in the papers or in the news.

Today I googled her name, and I even visited her legislative website. It mentions she is on a labor committee, and some other trivial "hoopla" and the Google results just come up with a bunch of other self promoting party propaganda probably written by herself, kids, friends, and party bosses.

While she is off in space somewhere, Milford is in the process of having its school funding cut from the state, and yet I have not heard a mention that she somehow is for or against this. I and other parents, would like to know what Ms. Lambert (and our other representatives are doing)to save our school funding from the cutting board? Now that I am personally running for the board of ed I am going to voice my complaint here since she is basically MIA on all issues. Most people I speak with, especially those who voted for her along with Obama, do not even remember her or know who she is, but when I asked them how they voted they said all Democrat.

To cut to the chase on this one, I am personally very disappointed that Ms. Lambert does not seem to stand for anything, that she is making no effort to take a public stance in the papers to defend the things that are being taken from our town. The Courthouse Annex, green energy, the Boardwalk and now our schools are about to be shortchanged further. I think we need to ask Ms. Lambert "what exactly are you doing and why are you not standing up for our town?"

I am personally really disappointed that she is not fighting hard for us. Milford deserves better.

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SUMMARY OF MILFORD EDUCATIONAL CUTS
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Governor Rell's budget cuts would:

* Reduce many state education grants by 10% from their current funding level.

* Reduce special education service grants by 10% in all municipalities.

* Eliminate state funding for internet access, and filtering of "adult" content in all public libraries and K-12 schools in Connecticut.

* Eliminate or reduce by 40% the amount of state funding given to local health departments and health districts.

These cuts would come on top of other cuts in municipal aid or flat-funding of programs that our cities and towns rely on. The Educational Cost Sharing (ECS) grant, which is the largest portion of state aid for local education in Connecticut, would be flat-funded for the two year budget. In addition, other programs such as the PILOT (Payment-In-Lieu-of-Taxes) Grant, which helps cities and towns make up for tax losses for tax exempt properties such as state property, hospitals and universities, have been reduced as well. These cuts, along with elimination of funding for our libraries, will put a strain on our municipalities.

Some Milfordites Suffer From Green Guilt

If you live in a large home, use plastic bags, drive an SUV or enjoy lots of kids you might be suffering from "green guilt." This is no joke there are actually counselors out there who are counseling people who feel powerless to save the planet. It is a feeling of anxiety that stems from an inability to afford solar panels or a hybrid vehicle a feeling that results in a lack of will or courage to volunteer or inflict change in the energy habits of others.

This is a condition that is readily becoming known as "green anxiety." These environmentally inadequate feelings are only made worse through the widespread dissemination of videos by celebrities like Al Gore and Leonardo DiCaprio depicting what looks like the end of the world... and yes it is our endless need to consume that makes you to blame.

Well perhaps I could put all those feelings of anxiety to rest and expose the green fearmongers. First and foremost, (Say this 100 times) "The environmental mess is not my fault." The fault belongs to those people who mislead and pervert the truth, those who refuse to let alternative technology solve our problems. The solutions to these issues are not expensive solar panels, windmills, wave gadgets, mercury lightbulbs, or atmospheric spraying. It is ending corporate greed, stopping those intent on selling carbon credits and keeping cheap clean technologies off the market because they are not profitable enough, or infringe on military patents not yet meant for the public.

The fearmongers also conveniently ignore the largest CO2 emitters which are volcanoes, forest fires, natural methane releases from decaying vegetation and the largest of truths that the Sun is just getting hotter (natural process of the Solar Maxim). Many people are not even aware that just 30 years ago in the 1970's there was fear of global cooling. Today the founder of the weather channel (John Coleman) calls global warming a scam.

Not all scientists are in agreement about global warming, there is no concrete proof that our cabon dioxide emissions are the sole reason for the changes in our climate. Those who listen to Al Gore, however, are certain beyond all doubt that this is an "open and Shut" case that the "debate is over." This coming from a man who uses 12 times more energy at his home than the average American. A man who flies frequently with heavily polluting personal jets; clearly he is not that concerned over his personal consumption. When Gore is confronted with his carbon footprint he often replies that his solar panels are coming and that he purchases carbon credits or offsets, ironically from his own company.

My point here today is lay the guilt aside, fight to bring about the right change which is Hydrogen technology. This is a battle because the big oil companies own many of the patents some expiring or expired. The new frontier of profit has been set by the faux-environmentalists who wish to re-direct personal profits by way of carbon credit scams.

Hydrogen rich (and its free) Water works well as was certified by multiple engineers and U.S. patents. Look at the Stanley Meyers video below, and then tell me if you still feel guilt that the environmental mess is somehow your fault. We can only blame ourselves for not knowing, and now that you know you can blame yourself for not spreading the word.