"taxed and spent" > wrote in message
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> "Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
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>> "gtr" > wrote in message
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>>> On 2015-05-25 02:03:07 +0000, Paul M. Cook said:
>>>
>>>>> since a four year drought is pretty common here in California, and we
>>>>> have tripled our population without adding any more storage capacity,
>>>>> I would say we need more storage.
>>>>
>>>> We're in a 100 year drought. No amount of planning would have helped.
>>>
>>> That's a pretty neat political conclusion.
>>>
>>> Nothing could have been done over 100 years to make better our current
>>> circumstance? I can see no reason why anything can every be done.
>>>
>>> Turn off the lights when you leave.
>>
>> Show me a repug who when asked if we should spend money on a 200 year
>> drought reservoir system that does not scream "SOCIALISM!!!!!" and we can
>> talk.
>>
>
> I think the real problem is the enviro wackos, and the fact that
> California is spending more than it receives on excessive salaries,
> benefits, and retirements (largely unfunded) to government workers,
> excessive pay to state contractors, and spending all sorts of money to pay
> people not to work. No funds left for infrastructure.

Isn't it always the massively powerful greenies? I mean they control the
whole state government.
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On Fri, 29 May 2015 11:21:56 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
wrote:

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> "taxed and spent" > wrote in message
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> > "Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
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> >> "gtr" > wrote in message
> >> news:2015052711554471197-xxx@yyyzzz...
> >>> On 2015-05-25 02:03:07 +0000, Paul M. Cook said:
> >>>
> >>>>> since a four year drought is pretty common here in California, and we
> >>>>> have tripled our population without adding any more storage capacity,
> >>>>> I would say we need more storage.
> >>>>
> >>>> We're in a 100 year drought. No amount of planning would have helped.
> >>>
> >>> That's a pretty neat political conclusion.
> >>>
> >>> Nothing could have been done over 100 years to make better our current
> >>> circumstance? I can see no reason why anything can every be done.
> >>>
> >>> Turn off the lights when you leave.
> >>
> >> Show me a repug who when asked if we should spend money on a 200 year
> >> drought reservoir system that does not scream "SOCIALISM!!!!!" and we can
> >> talk.
> >>
> >
> > I think the real problem is the enviro wackos, and the fact that
> > California is spending more than it receives on excessive salaries,
> > benefits, and retirements (largely unfunded) to government workers,
> > excessive pay to state contractors, and spending all sorts of money to pay
> > people not to work. No funds left for infrastructure.
>
> Isn't it always the massively powerful greenies? I mean they control the
> whole state government.
> >
>
Paying people not to work at jobs that don't exist.

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A kitchen without a cook is just a room.

On 29/05/2015 2:33 PM, sf wrote:
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> Paying people not to work at jobs that don't exist.
>
A bit like the feds paying farmers not to plant crops.

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"graham" > wrote in message
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> On 29/05/2015 2:33 PM, sf wrote:
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>>>>
>>>
>> Paying people not to work at jobs that don't exist.
>>
> A bit like the feds paying farmers not to plant crops.

There is a very valid reason for that.. Think Dustbowl.



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