The Tax Eaters

You know what I mean. Did anyone think Arnie would really be different.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/
cal/la-me-gov29sep29,1,1782394.story
?coll=la-news-politics-california&ctrack=1&cset=true

SACRAMENTO — A tax-exempt group set up to create jobs is being used by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to bankroll a pair of splashy bill-signing events designed to attract publicity as he runs for reelection.

Unlike contributions to Schwarzenegger's campaign account, donations to the nonprofit are not subject to caps or disclosure requirements.

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Part of the cost is being picked up by the Commission for Jobs and Economic Growth, a nonprofit panel that Schwarzenegger launched in 2004 to lure business to California. The commission is planning to raise about $25,000 to help pay for the events, according to executive director Mark Mosher.

Among the commission's donors are major California companies with business before the state, including PG&E and Southern California Edison.

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PG&E spokeswoman Jann Taber said the company donated $100,000 to the governor's nonprofit group in March. Although a Schwarzenegger aide raised the subject of an additional contribution to help cover bill-signing costs, the company has not given more, she said.

Another company official, explaining PG&E's support for the new law, said the company already has relatively clean emissions and is committed to reducing global warming.

Both PG&E and Southern California Edison maintain an active lobbying presence in Sacramento and are regulated by the state Public Utilities Commission. A majority of the PUC's five commissioners have been appointed by Schwarzenegger.

Fuckers! That's the ratepayers' money. That $600 check I just wrote to PG&E is paying that (yes one month). If they don't get it directly they get through some bogus bullshit they set up.

Howard Jarvis where are you?