"Schwarzenegger... has proposed a 1.4 percent surcharge on residential and commercial property insurance premiums in areas at high risk of fires, floods or earthquakes .... Homeowners in the other areas would pay a 0.75 percent premium. Democrats who control the Legislature doubled those percentages in their budget proposal."
Yeah, EVERY HOMEOWNER will have to PAY a NEW TAX!!!
Thanks, Arnie and DemocraPs!!!!
Ahem. Trillions for wars, billions for banks, billions for Israel (pull the string)....
"Calif. struggles amid tougher, costly firefighting season; Up to $13m a day being spent; worst of season is ahead" by Don Thompson, Associated Press | August 14, 2008
SACRAMENTO - Faced with hundreds of big, hard-to-control blazes, California is struggling with what could be its most expensive firefighting season ever, spending $285 million in the past six weeks alone and as much as $13 million a day.
With the worst of the fire season still ahead, lawmakers are scrambling to find a way to pay for it all and are considering slapping homeowners with a disaster surcharge that asks those in fire-prone areas to pay the most.
Fire budgets have been strained across the West because more fires are escaping initial attacks and raging out of control, largely because of drier conditions and thicker brush. Higher fuel and labor costs are also factors.
Then there are the millions of people who have moved into fire-prone areas throughout the region over the last two decades. Their presence has forced state and federal firefighters to react aggressively to spare lives and property.
Well, you know those real estate guys!
Under the surcharge proposal, homeowners who live in higher-risk areas would pay the most, which is fine with Gordon Waterbury if the money goes directly to firefighting and not administrative costs.
We are ALWAYS TOLD THAT and then find that the TAXPAYER DOLLARS were USUALLY STOLEN and LOOTED! Massachusetts is a great example!!!
"Virtually everyone in California is in high risk," he said.
Which means EVERYONE will be TAXED MORE!!!
Largely because of the thousands of fires in California this year, the federal firefighting budget will be exhausted this week, Senator Dianne Feinstein said yesterday from Sacramento. Before its budget is replenished, the US Forest Service will be forced to transfer money from other programs to cover firefighting expenses, she said.
Yup, WEST is ON FIRE and NO FED $$$ LEFT! Where did it all go?
I mean, TRILLIONS for WARS, BILLIONS for BANK BAILOUTS, and BILLIONS for ISRAEL.... WTF?
And thanks for giving us Mukasey, Fienstien!
Nationwide, fires burned more than 9 million acres last year, costing the federal government $1.4 billion. That was second only to 2006's $1.5 billion, which set the modern record for number of fires, acreage, and cost nationwide.
Translation: As Bush has LOOTED THIS NATION for his WARS and OCCUPATIONS the country has LITERALLY BURNED DOWN!!!!
Schwarzenegger, a Republican, has proposed a 1.4 percent surcharge on residential and commercial property insurance premiums in areas at high risk of fires, floods or earthquakes - about 80 percent of the state. Homeowners in the other areas would pay a 0.75 percent premium.
Yeah, save the bad news for last, 'eh, MSM?
Democrats who control the Legislature doubled those percentages in their budget proposal, expecting to raise $280 million annually for emergency response costs."
Yup, and there are your DemocraPs MAKING THINGS WORSE!!!!
