Politics and politicians are very slimy. Why anybody would choose such a profession must have an ego bigger than their brain. They all make promises and think they have the solutions to problems that have been around since the dawn of time.
The only thing that is constant and will never change is the very core of human nature. I wish I could say that I'm impressed with homo sapiens. We are the only species that destroys the very things that sustain life in order to accumulate inanimate objects that do not contribute to quality of life.
Let's take California's so-called budget surplus. Every state entity from: cities, counties, schools, universities, junior colleges, pension funds, infrastructure, health care facilities, etc., are constantly crying that they do not have enough money. Suddenly, there are BILLIONS of excess in California. Sorry, but this does not make any sense.
Governor Newsom is now planning on sending checks to households. This smells to me of pandering and bribing so close to midterm elections. The reasoning is rising gas prices.
Let's think this through a minute. With the climate crisis the last thing we should be doing is lessening the impact of rising gas prices. People will only change when they become uncomfortable enough to pursue an alternative. High gas prices will force people to ride public transportation, carpool, walk, and bicycle. Staying in the zone of affordable gas prices will not prompt any changes that should have happened yesterday.
Sure, there are the environmentalists who have led the charge on this. However, by and large the masses will not change unless it's forced.
It's human nature.
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