Six Democratic legislators have introduced a bill to stop Boeing from threatening to move out of Washington. That’s right: threatening to move…. No more threats from Boeing! The state’s biggest manufacturer might leave, but it could never threaten to leave. Then again, if Boeing were really planning an exit, wouldn’t lawmakers want to know?
Well why not just make a law stating that Boeing — or even any large company at all — can’t move away from Washington.
That’ll really show those nasty big companies that they can’t get away with moving.
This situation is like the landlord that never fixes anything but keep raising the rent. Eventually the tenant threatens to move…..
They SHOULD just move. Put the fear of God (reality) in the stupid state legislatures. Here in Wisconsin our Democrats have/are in proccess of raising the “rents” on businesses and it is beginning to take affect – some are moving or talking about it.
Don
kind of like the episcopal church – individual members of Boeing are (I’m sure) perfectly welcome to quit and find new jobs.
#3- I was thinking more or less the same thing. Did the legislators cite the Denis Canon as precedent for their actions?
Boeing, Boeing…. Gone.
Yes Grant but, like TEC, the workers can’t take their planes with them.
Alright You two; to your corners and at the sound of the bell come out swinging!!
Commenter 5 — hee, hee – good one!
[blockquote]Well why not just make a law stating that Boeing—or even any large company at all—can’t move away from Washington. [/blockquote]
Excellent idea! After all, look how well that same approach worked out for East Germany.
That law should also require that all US companies in China must move back to the States.
Bill,
Didn’t you hear Obama’s reaction to that suggestion?
He said, “Those jobs will never come back, and if they did it would be bad for our economy because they couldn’t afford to pay a living wage.”
I think he’s right, Jim.
Oh, and now California is [url=http://wardsauto.com/commentary/cool_paints_ugly_090324/]outlawing black cars[/url]. If your car is painted black, you have until 2012 to get rid of it or paint it a different color, and car manufacturers will not be allowed to sell black cars in California. Well, there goes the hearse industry!
[blockquote]If California regulators get their way, auto makers may soon be forced to rewrite a cliché from the Ford Model T era and start telling customers they can have any color they want as long as it [i]isn’t[/i] black.
Some darker hues will be available in place of black, but right now they are indentified internally at paint suppliers with names such as “mud-puddle brown†and are truly ugly substitutes for today’s rich ebony hues.
So buy a black car now, because soon they won’t be available or will look so putrid you won’t want one. And that’s too bad, because paint suppliers say black is the second- or third-most popular vehicle color around the world.
A new “cool paints†initiative from the California Air Resources Board [will] mandate the phase-in of heat-reflecting paints on vehicle exteriors beginning with the ’12 model year, with all colors meeting a 20% reflectivity requirement by the ’16 model year.
Because about 17 other states tend to follow California’s regulatory lead, as many as 40% of the vehicles sold in the U.S. could be impacted by the proposed directive, suppliers say.
The measure is aimed at reducing carbon-dioxide emissions and improving fuel economy by keeping vehicles cooler on sunny days and decreasing the amount of time drivers use their air conditioners.
The rationale goes like this: Vehicle AC units sap engine power and hurt fuel economy. If vehicle paint and glass reflect more heat, car interiors will be cooler. That means drivers will use their AC units less, the compressors won’t have to work as hard and auto makers will be able to use smaller AC units in the future.
Reflective coatings and glazing (glass) already have proven to save energy when used on buildings, and this legislation is based on architectural standards.
On the surface, it’s not a bad idea, but fundamental issues reveal profoundly flawed legislation: Buildings and vehicles are manufactured and recycled differently, and no one buys a building based on its color.
Another troublesome fact: Heat-reflecting paints for black and other dark colors on vehicles have not been invented yet. Paint suppliers also say heat-reflecting pigments that could be used in automotive applications contain toxic heavy metals that cause environmental damage and create health and safety issues during manufacturing and recycling.[/blockquote]
Frank Lloyd Wright once said that somebody tipped the country up on end, and everything loose rolled into California.
Once Obama gets through with nationalizing Boeing (critical industry, you know) this will no longer be a concern. The Dear Leader’s new management will assure the wishes of the Fascist Six will be fulfilled to the letter.
Speaking of the dangerous goals of this new regime, see what the House has passed here: http://wannabeanglican.blogspot.com/2009/03/house-passes-obama-youth-bill.html