Why can't California keep the lights on??
What is with California? How can a state with so much money not
provide its citizens with a simple thing like electricity? Does
it really take a genius to figure out how to provide the state
with enough power? Why is President Bush so stupid when it comes
to the problem?
The state of California simply amazes me. I mean, I'm not in
politics, nor in the electric industry, but I'm sorry- it cannot
be that hard to find a way to power the state and keep it powered.
There have been rolling blackouts atleast twice, and it'll
probably happen a lot more, come this summer. This is ludicrous.
For one, why are there not enough plants to provide the necessary
power? I'm not aware of ALL the facts with this situation, but is
it really that hard to figure out that these people have screwed
everything up themselves? There are so many ways to get power
today. Water, air, solar, etc...and that's leaving out the
biggest ways to get power: coal, oil, gas. With all of these
various methods, no state should ever have the power turned off.
It seems to me that it should be pretty simple to provide excess
electricity, and keep it that way. Secondly, with all the power
problems, I don't understand why the state government, that has a
vulgar amount of money to spend on such problems, can't figure
out what to do. You think they would find some quick ways to
produce power, and to do it now.
Not only is it the state government that can't figure out the
problem, but it's also the federal government, that has even more
money to throw at the problem. I'm not saying I believe in
throwing tons of money at a problem, but this is one of those
problems that clearly will not have a solution without the money.
The funny thing is President Bush's take on the current energy
crisis. For one, he wants to make more power and totally forget
the environment. If I'm correct, I think he just made it possible
for companies to pollute the air at even greater levels than they
do now. If you check the current polls on the subject, the
majority of the country is more worried about pollution than
energy. There is also a majority of Americans who do not want the
Artic national wildelife refuge opened to oil drilling. President
Bush is pushing to make that a reality. Why is this man so
stupid? The idiots in Congress and in the White House have to
realize, they were elected to inact OUR laws. They are in office
to do what WE want them to do. That's how our government is
supposed to work. Despite this, Bush is doing what the majority
of Americans DO NOT want. Is this rocket science or what? I know
I am going on and on about Bush and his "solution" to
the problem, but it makes me mad.
This problem can be fixed, if you ask me. It can't be that hard
to keep the power on, and if I know this much, you think the
government should know it just as well. It's not just a problem
with having no power, and not being able to live your life as
normal. The bigger problem here is the fact that this is going to
screw the economy up more than it already is. For one, when the
power is out, the majority of businesses cannot bring in any
money. That means that people are not getting paid, which means
that can't buy as much, which means the businesses they would
have bought from who never had power shutoffs will also suffer.
Not only is all of that true, but the government isn't making
money either. The government makes money as each business makes
money. From sales taxes. If there is no sales tax, the government
is losing money, which will lead to problems with civil services.
There will be less money for tax funded programs, etc. It's a
never ending circle here, and it'll only lead to more and more
problems. California, PLEASE- smarten up and build some more
power plants...find OTHER ways to produce electricity. Try making
power with resources that will never run out. It can't be that
hard, and citizens should not be without an essential thing like
electricity.
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