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Orange County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
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Proposition 10: Statewide Renewable Energy Initiative

By Patrick A. Rodgers

Candidate for Council Member; City of Irvine

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Do you support Proposition 10? Why?
No, I do not support Proposition 10.

Why:

The State of California is in a state of functional bankruptcy and cannot afford the 10 billion in costs.

If mandated to underwrite the Prop 10 bonds, revenues would be taken from the State General Fund, impacting Schools, Police, Fire, Teachers and local government. .

The beneficiary and person bankrolling this scam of taxpayers is T. Boone Pickins. His company, Clean Energy Fuels Corporation based in Long Beach would stand to profit greatly as vehicles were forced to convert to natural gas.

Proposition 10 places additional financial stress on the already shaky California government and the trickle down effect has the potential of impacting many groups.

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