<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:18pt"><div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">A normal modern <SPAN style="RIGHT: auto" id=misspell-0><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">diesel</SPAN></SPAN> run tracker trailer gets about 5-10 miles to the gallon. I could typically drive about 800-900 miles on a 110 gallon tank, but I was a slow driver driving with a <SPAN id=misspell-1 class=mark>GVW</SPAN> well under 80,000 most the time.</SPAN></div>
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<div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto"> However, there are <SPAN style="RIGHT: auto" id=misspell-2><SPAN>several</SPAN></SPAN> factors that impact that number. The weight of the load, the speed of the truck, how old or new the truck is, the condition of the wheels and tires, how many hills and the grades of the steep hills. How many times it starts and stops. Also, some truck drivers leave their trucks running during the night because they sleep in them or do not want them to freeze up, others do not.</SPAN></div>
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<div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">These trucks are probably only getting about 1-3 mpg on a good day. But that is just my guess. I have never driven a load with 500,000 <SPAN id=misspell-3 class=mark>GVW</SPAN>, as the law only allows for 80,000, and not many loads go way beyond that even with a special permit. </SPAN></div>
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<DIV style="RIGHT: auto" id=yiv1390830269><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium" class=yiv1390830269Apple-style-span><SPAN>All the vehicles associated with transporting the <SPAN id=misspell-5 class=mark>Megaloads</SPAN> run on diesel fuel, Mr. Eiselein?</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium" class=yiv1390830269Apple-style-span><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium" class=yiv1390830269Apple-style-span><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium" class=yiv1390830269Apple-style-span><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium" class=yiv1390830269Apple-style-span><SPAN>I seriously doubt that the convoy escort, an <SPAN id=misspell-7 class=mark>ISP</SPAN> cruiser, that pulled me over just north of <SPAN id=misspell-8 class=mark>Genesee</SPAN> last night runs on diesel.</SPAN></SPAN>
<DIV style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium" class=yiv1390830269Apple-style-span><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium" class=yiv1390830269Apple-style-span><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium" class=yiv1390830269Apple-style-span><SPAN>And how about the multitude of lead and trail vehicles? I seriously doubt that ANY of them run on diesel.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium" class=yiv1390830269Apple-style-span><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium" class=yiv1390830269Apple-style-span><SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium" class=yiv1390830269Apple-style-span><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium" class=yiv1390830269Apple-style-span><SPAN>Tom Hansen</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium" class=yiv1390830269Apple-style-span><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium" class=yiv1390830269Apple-style-span><SPAN>Moscow, Idaho</SPAN></SPAN>
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<DIV><BR>On <SPAN id=misspell-9 class=mark>Sep</SPAN> 30, 2011, at 12:06, Kai Eiselein <<A href="mailto:fotopro63@hotmail.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:fotopro63@hotmail.com">fotopro63@hotmail.com</A>> wrote:<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>> From: <A href="mailto:vision2020-request@moscow.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:vision2020-request@moscow.com"><A href="mailto:vision2020-request@moscow.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:vision2020-request@moscow.com">vision2020-request@moscow.com</A></A><BR>> Subject: Vision2020 Digest, Vol 63, Issue 297<BR>The haul trucks use 0 gallons of gas per mile.</DIV>
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<DIV>> To: <A href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com"><A href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A></A><BR>> Date: Fri, 30 <SPAN id=misspell-11 class=mark>Sep</SPAN> 2011 11:47:17 -0700<BR>> <BR>> Send Vision2020 mailing list submissions to<BR>> <A href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com"><A href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A></A><BR>> <BR>> To subscribe or <SPAN id=misspell-12 class=mark>unsubscribe</SPAN> via the World Wide Web, visit<BR>> <A href="http://mailman.fsr.com/mailman/listinfo/vision2020" rel=nofollow target=_blank><A href="http://mailman.fsr.com/mailman/listinfo/vision2020" rel=nofollow
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1. how many gallons per mile? (Bill London)<BR>> 2. Free Public Activities at the Moscow Food Co-op in October<BR>> (Bill London)<BR>> 3. Re: On Chris Christie . . . (Moscow Cares)<BR>> 4. Wen <SPAN id=misspell-13 class=mark>Jiabo</SPAN> for President? Rick Perry's Job Growth Deception<BR>> (<A href="mailto:nickgier@roadrunner.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:nickgier@roadrunner.com">nickgier@roadrunner.com</A>)<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> <BR>> Message: 1<BR>> Date: Fri, 30 <SPAN id=misspell-14 class=mark>Sep</SPAN> 2011 11:31:51 -0700<BR>> From: "Bill London" <<A href="mailto:london@moscow.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:london@moscow.com">london@moscow.com</A>><BR>> To: "vision2020" <<A href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank
ymailto="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A>><BR>> Subject: [Vision2020] how many gallons per mile?<BR>> Message-ID: <C110DD4FC2B243B2999F2B01313A9A55@DalePC><BR>> Content-Type: text/plain; <SPAN id=misspell-15 class=mark>charset</SPAN>="<SPAN id=misspell-16 class=mark>utf</SPAN>-8"<BR>> <BR>> Given the number of vehicles used to transport the <SPAN id=misspell-17 class=mark>megaloads</SPAN> through Moscow, how many gallons of gas do those vehicles burn (cumulative total) every mile?<BR>> <BR>> If you count the <SPAN id=misspell-18 class=mark>ISP</SPAN> sedans, the pickups, the various ambulances, trucks with flashing lights, and the actual haul trucks, that?s a lot of gas......<BR>> <BR>> Any idea how much per mile?<BR>> BL<BR>> -------------- next part --------------<BR>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<BR>> URL: <<A
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id=misspell-21 class=mark>utf</SPAN>-8"<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Free Public Activities at the Moscow Food Co-op in October <BR>> <BR>> Art <BR>> The Moscow Food Co-op?s Festival of Fair Trade in October will present ?From one farmer to another: Postcards in Solidarity? by Indian Tea Growers and Guatemalan Coffee Growers. The educational show will open Friday, October 7 and runs through Wednesday, November 9. The exhibit will have images and handwritten postcards that illustrate daily life, common struggles, and shared hope that Fair Trade has brought to these communities. <BR>> The Co-op is located at 121 East Fifth Street in downtown Moscow. <BR>> For more information, contact Co-op art coordinator Annie Hubble at 882-8537. <BR>> <BR>> Music <BR>> The Moscow Food Co-op?s Tuesday Night Music Series concerts are held every Tuesday from 5?6:30 p.m. The free, outdoor live music performances coincide with the Co-op?s
Tuesday Growers Market in the parking lot, which runs every Tuesday from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m until October 11. After October 11, the music will move into the Co-op Deli. <BR>> The Co-op is located at 121 East Fifth Street in downtown Moscow. For more information, contact Co-op music coordinator Chelsey Byrd <SPAN id=misspell-22 class=mark>Lewallen</SPAN> via email at <A href="mailto:music@moscowfood.coop" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:music@moscowfood.coop">music@moscowfood.coop</A>. <BR>> <BR>> Please join us for these free concerts in October: <BR>> October 4: David <SPAN id=misspell-23 class=mark>Roon</SPAN> of Moscow, Idaho. Original acoustic folk tunes.<BR>> October 11: Saunder Sisters "<SPAN id=misspell-24 class=mark>Saticoy</SPAN>? of Moscow, Idaho. Original folk tunes and covers.<BR>> October 18: Dan Faller of <SPAN id=misspell-25 class=mark>Lewison</SPAN>, Idaho. Down-home original music in a contemporary country
style.<BR>> October 25: Bart <SPAN id=misspell-26 class=mark>Budwig</SPAN> of Moscow, Idaho Alternative country and blues. <BR>> <BR>> Co-op Kids! <BR>> Children and their caregivers are welcome for the following Co-op Kids activities. Co-op Kids meets weekly and all events are all free, with snacks and materials donated by the Moscow Food Co-op. Co-op Kids! is held every Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the Moscow Food Co-op <SPAN id=misspell-27 class=mark>Caf</SPAN>? unless otherwise noted. <BR>> October 4: Make Recycled Costumes <BR>> October 11: Make Eco Dough <BR>> October 18: Pumpkins <BR>> October 25: Lantern Making <BR>> Contact <SPAN id=misspell-28 class=mark>Rebekka</SPAN> <SPAN id=misspell-29 class=mark>Boysen</SPAN>-Taylor, Co-op Kids volunteer via email at <A href="mailto:amamaswork@yahoo.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:amamaswork@yahoo.com">amamaswork@yahoo.com</A> with any questions. <BR>> <BR>> Co-op
Mamas and Papas Group <BR>> The Co-op Mamas and Papas group for expecting parents and parents of newborns meets each Wednesday at 9:30 ? 11 a.m. in the Co op Annex directly across the street from the Co op. In October, meet for conversation and informal talks by experienced parents and experts. Complementary beverages will be provided. Those interested in receiving notifications about speakers and special coupons can sign up for our email list by sending a message to <A href="mailto:babies@moscowfood.coop" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:babies@moscowfood.coop">babies@moscowfood.coop</A>. You can now find us on <SPAN id=misspell-30 class=mark>Facebook</SPAN>?search for ?Mamas and Papas of the Co op.? <BR>> Activities in October: <BR>> October 5: Preserving food <BR>> October 12: Preserving memories (<SPAN id=misspell-31 class=mark>scrapbooking</SPAN>, photo albums, pictures) <BR>> October 19: Preserving traditions <BR>>
October 26: Free time <BR>> The Co-op is located at 121 East Fifth Street in downtown Moscow. <BR>> <BR>> Good Food Book Club <BR>> The Co-op?s Good Food Book Club will meet Sunday, <SPAN id=misspell-32 class=mark>Ocotober</SPAN> 30, from 7-8:30 p.m. at a private residence (email <A href="mailto:bookclub@moscowfood.coop" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:bookclub@moscowfood.coop">bookclub@moscowfood.coop</A> for directions) to discuss ?The $64 Tomato: How One Man Nearly Lost His Sanity, Spent a Fortune, and Endured and Existential Crisis in the Quest for the Perfect Garden? by William Alexander. ?The $64 Tomato? is available at <SPAN id=misspell-33 class=mark>BookPeople</SPAN> on Main Street in Moscow. Co-op Book Club members receive a 20 percent discount. The full Book Club Calendar is available on the Moscow Food Co-op?s website <A href="http://www.moscowfood.coop/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>www.moscowfood.coop</A>. <BR>>
<BR>> The Co-op is located at 121 East Fifth Street in downtown Moscow. <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> -------------- next part --------------<BR>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<BR>> URL: <<A href="http://mailman.fsr.com/pipermail/vision2020/attachments/20110930/7ff9e6a4/attachment-0001.html" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://mailman.fsr.com/pipermail/vision2020/attachments/20110930/7ff9e6a4/attachment-0001.html</A>><BR>> <BR>> ------------------------------<BR>> <BR>> Message: 3<BR>> Date: Fri, 30 <SPAN id=misspell-34 class=mark>Sep</SPAN> 2011 11:45:39 -0700<BR>> From: Moscow Cares <<A href="mailto:moscowcares@moscow.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:moscowcares@moscow.com">moscowcares@moscow.com</A>><BR>> To: <SPAN id=misspell-35 class=mark>lfalen</SPAN> <<A href="mailto:lfalen@turbonet.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank
ymailto="mailto:lfalen@turbonet.com">lfalen@turbonet.com</A>><BR>> Cc: Moscow Vision 2020 <<A href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A>><BR>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] On Chris Christie . . .<BR>> Message-ID: <<A href="mailto:76122711-54A2-4EBC-8E8E-750DC3F2CDAE@moscow.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:76122711-54A2-4EBC-8E8E-750DC3F2CDAE@moscow.com">76122711-54A2-4EBC-8E8E-750DC3F2CDAE@moscow.com</A>><BR>> Content-Type: text/plain; <SPAN id=misspell-36 class=mark>charset</SPAN>=us-<SPAN id=misspell-37 class=mark>ascii</SPAN><BR>> <BR>> Roger <SPAN id=misspell-38 class=mark>Falen</SPAN> suggests:<BR>> <BR>> "Obama is going down."<BR>> <BR>> Care for a friendly wager, Mr. <SPAN id=misspell-39 class=mark>Falen</SPAN>? <BR>> <BR>> If President Obama is reelected, you will pick up the tab for a dinner for my
spouse and I at a restaurant of our choosing here in Moscow.<BR>> <BR>> If President Obama is not reelected, I will pick up the tab for a dinner for you and a guest at a restaurant of your choosing here in Moscow. I will even convert my Canadian dollars before I make payment.<BR>> <BR>> Deal?<BR>> <BR>> <SPAN id=misspell-40 class=mark>Seeya</SPAN> round town, Moscow.<BR>> <BR>> Tom Hansen<BR>> Moscow, Idaho<BR>> <BR>> "When all is said and done, have you done or said enough? Have you just gone along for the ride, or have you steered destiny's <SPAN id=misspell-41 class=mark>hotrod</SPAN>? When you leave this world, did you make it any better than it was when you arrived? All you need is all you've got: your wits and the clothes on your back. Your epitaph is yours to earn. Your legacy is yours to make."<BR>> <BR>> - Author Unknown<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> On <SPAN id=misspell-42 class=mark>Sep</SPAN> 30,
2011, at 11:03, <SPAN id=misspell-43 class=mark>lfalen</SPAN> <<A href="mailto:lfalen@turbonet.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:lfalen@turbonet.com">lfalen@turbonet.com</A>> wrote:<BR>> <BR>> > No, I mean eight. Obama is going down.<BR>> > Roger<BR>> > -----Original message-----<BR>> > From: "Shirley Ringo" <A href="mailto:ringoshirl@moscow.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:ringoshirl@moscow.com"><A href="mailto:ringoshirl@moscow.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:ringoshirl@moscow.com">ringoshirl@moscow.com</A></A><BR>> > Date: Fri, 30 <SPAN id=misspell-44 class=mark>Sep</SPAN> 2011 10:56:56 -0700<BR>> > To: "<SPAN id=misspell-45 class=mark>lfalen</SPAN>" <A href="mailto:lfalen@turbonet.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:lfalen@turbonet.com">lfalen@turbonet.com</A>, "Jay Borden" <A href="mailto:jborden@datawedge.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank
ymailto="mailto:jborden@datawedge.com">jborden@datawedge.com</A>, "Tom Hansen" <A href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</A>, "Moscow Vision 2020" <A href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com"><A href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A></A><BR>> > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] On Chris Christie . . .<BR>> > <BR>> >> I think you mean in four years, after <SPAN id=misspell-46 class=mark>Obama's</SPAN> next term is completed.<BR>> >> <BR>> >> Shirley<BR>> >> ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> >> From: "<SPAN id=misspell-47 class=mark>lfalen</SPAN>" <<A href="mailto:lfalen@turbonet.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:lfalen@turbonet.com">lfalen@turbonet.com</A>><BR>>
>> To: "Jay Borden" <<A href="mailto:jborden@datawedge.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:jborden@datawedge.com">jborden@datawedge.com</A>>; "Tom Hansen" <<A href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</A>>; <BR>> >> "Moscow Vision 2020" <<A href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A>><BR>> >> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 11:19 AM<BR>> >> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] On Chris Christie . . .<BR>> >> <BR>> >> <BR>> >>> Chis Christie is great, but this in not his time. Look for him to be front <BR>> >>> and center in eight years.<BR>> >>> Roger<BR>> >>> -----Original message-----<BR>> >>> From: "Jay Borden" <A href="mailto:jborden@datawedge.com" rel=nofollow
target=_blank ymailto="mailto:jborden@datawedge.com"><A href="mailto:jborden@datawedge.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:jborden@datawedge.com">jborden@datawedge.com</A></A><BR>> >>> Date: Fri, 30 <SPAN id=misspell-48 class=mark>Sep</SPAN> 2011 09:14:53 -0700<BR>> >>> To: "Tom Hansen" <A href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</A>, "Moscow Vision 2020" <BR>> >>> <A href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com"><A href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A></A><BR>> >>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] On Chris Christie . . .<BR>> >>> <BR>> >>>> I believe Chris Christie is one of the most exciting conservative<BR>> >>>> figures to emerge in recent
years.<BR>> >>>> <BR>> >>>> It's a shame he doesn't want to run (despite repeated GOP pleadings).<BR>> >>>> <BR>> >>>> (Of course, to paraphrase Andy Rooney: "We need a president who's smart<BR>> >>>> enough to not want the job in the first place")<BR>> >>>> <BR>> >>>> <BR>> >>>> Jay<BR>> >>>> <BR>> >>>> <BR>> >>>> -----Original Message-----<BR>> >>>> From: <A href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com"><A href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com">vision2020-bounces@moscow.com</A></A><BR>> >>>> [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] On Behalf Of Tom Hansen<BR>> >>>> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011
8:28 AM<BR>> >>>> To: Moscow Vision 2020<BR>> >>>> Subject: [Vision2020] On Chris Christie . . .<BR>> >>>> <BR>> >>>> <BR>> >>>> <SPAN id=misspell-49 class=mark>Seeya</SPAN> round town, Moscow.<BR>> >>>> <BR>> >>>> Tom Hansen<BR>> >>>> Moscow, Idaho<BR>> >>>> <BR>> >>>> <BR>> >>>> <BR>> >>>> <BR>> >>>> =======================================================<BR>> >>>> List services made available by First Step Internet,<BR>> >>>> serving the communities of the <SPAN id=misspell-50 class=mark>Palouse</SPAN> since 1994.<BR>> >>>> <A href="http://www.fsr.net/" rel=nofollow target=_blank><A href="http://www.fsr.net/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://www.fsr.net</A></A><BR>> >>>> <A
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------------------------------<BR>> <BR>> Message: 4<BR>> Date: Fri, 30 <SPAN id=misspell-53 class=mark>Sep</SPAN> 2011 18:47:09 +0000<BR>> From: <<A href="mailto:nickgier@roadrunner.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:nickgier@roadrunner.com">nickgier@roadrunner.com</A>><BR>> To: <A href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com"><A href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A></A><BR>> Subject: [Vision2020] Wen <SPAN id=misspell-54 class=mark>Jiabo</SPAN> for President? Rick Perry's Job Growth<BR>> Deception<BR>> Message-ID: <20110930184709.902KF.92090.root@hrndva-web04-z01><BR>> Content-Type: text/plain; <SPAN id=misspell-55 class=mark>charset</SPAN>="<SPAN id=misspell-56 class=mark>utf</SPAN>-8"<BR>> <BR>> Hail to the Vision!<BR>> <BR>> I've been meaning
to post this column for some time. I plan to write a least a half dozen columns on Perry, and you can get a preview of the topics by reading the full version attached.<BR>> <BR>> Paul: Here is a partial answer to your question--an already damaged GOP front runner.<BR>> <BR>> We are sunk if Obama us bit re-elected.<BR>> <BR>> <SPAN id=misspell-57 class=mark>NFG</SPAN> (guess what my pear picking boss made of these initials?)<BR>> <BR>> WEN <SPAN id=misspell-58 class=mark>JIABAO</SPAN> FOR PRESIDENT: RICK PERRY?S JOB GROWTH DECEPTION <BR>> <BR>> Since the end of World War II Democratic administrations have created 55.7 million jobs, while their GOP counterparts have produced only 36.2 million. As a percentage of GDP, Donkeys have presided over an average annual drop in the national debt of percent, while the Elephants have run up the debt by an average 5 percent. Under the former the economy has grown 3.6 percent while under
the latter it has moved up only 2.8 percent.<BR>> <BR>> The reward for such incredible achievements should be to skip elections and declare a universal mandate for Democrats to rule the nation, right? There is a standard answer to such bluster: there are many factors?world economy, business cycles, and policies of previous administrations?over which no Congress or president has any control. <BR>> <BR>> Why then can Gov. Rick Perry claim that he should be president because, under his three terms, Texas has experienced more job growth than any other state?<BR>> <BR>> The four states that have created the most jobs ?New York, Pennsylvania, North Dakota, and Texas?have one major thing in common: a natural gas bonanza. Perry has been governor during a period of the highest oil prices in history and he is enjoying the increased revenue that comes from a resource for which he was not at all responsible. Now at $168 billion, oil and gas
revenues have grown from 7.4 percent of the state?s economy in 1999 to 15.7 percent in 2006. <BR>> <BR>> A chief executive should boast about job creation only when most of the people looking are able to be employed. Half the nation?s states have unemployment rates lower than Texas at 8.4 percent?the highest in 24 years. In 2009 the rate was 7.7 percent and it went from 8.2 to 8.4 percent in July. It has been above 8 percent for 23 months. The Fiscal Times (8/12/11) reports that Texas lost 34,000 jobs in June alone, and during the Great Recession it lost 227,000 construction and manufacturing jobs.<BR>> <BR>> The key to Lone Star raw job growth is a huge increase in the labor force. If raw numbers were the only measure, and population and job losses are ignored, then the GOP should nominate Chinese Premier Wen <SPAN id=misspell-59 class=mark>Jiabao</SPAN> for president. With tens of millions of jobs created, Premier Wen could also top Gov.
Perry?s safety and environmental violations. Perry could counter that he executes almost as many people per <SPAN id=misspell-60 class=mark>capita</SPAN> as China does. In 2009 Texas executed one criminal per million while China hung 1.2 per million. <BR>> <BR>> Using on 2009-2011 data, researchers from the Center for American Progress calculated net change in jobs minus net change in labor force, and found that Red State Texas actually ranks last and Blue States Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania were the top three. New York?s increase of 98,000 jobs and Pennsylvania?s 92,000 are significant because both states have experienced slow increases in population. The 12 of the 20 states that created jobs voted for Obama in 2008.<BR>> <BR>> Texas leads the nation in the number of hourly-wage jobs that pay at or below the minimum wage. In 2010 the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that Texas added 211,000 positions, but 76,000 of those were at
or below $7.25/hour. Since 2008 the number of these non-living wage jobs has doubled. <BR>> <BR>> Perry claims that he has a model that will turn the American economy around, but a policy that has been successful in luring companies to one state alone obviously cannot work nation-wide. Economist Paul <SPAN id=misspell-61 class=mark>Krugman</SPAN> plays logician: ?<SPAN id=misspell-62 class=mark>Perrynomics</SPAN> involves the fallacy of composition: every state can?t lure jobs from every other state.?<BR>> <BR>> The New York Times aptly illustrated the style of Perry?s Texan economic model when it ran an article about a company with an abysmal safety record. Complaining about OSHA rules, its management bragged that it would set up shop only in the Third World or Texas. <BR>> <BR>> Corporations have been flocking to Texas because of low wages and low taxes, just as they did in Ireland when the government lowered the corporate tax to
12.5 percent. The Irish government also reduced regulation on its banks, and now the economy has crashed after all the major banks failed. <BR>> <BR>> After taking a big hit in the Reagan administration created Savings and Loan crisis, Texas made sure that its mortgage laws were strong enough to prevent <SPAN id=misspell-63 class=mark>subprime</SPAN> predation among its prospective homeowners.<BR>> <BR>> California?s budget deficit gets all the attention, but in per <SPAN id=misspell-64 class=mark>capita</SPAN> terms Texas? is far worse. Last year Texans were in the red $740 per person, while each Californian was down $522. Because of a failed tax swap engineered by Perry, Lone Star budget deficits are now structural, which means that without tax increases there will be a $5 billion annual gap between revenue and spending for the indefinite future. <BR>> <BR>> Governor Perry believes that most government programs?except perhaps crop
subsidies (Farmer Perry always claimed his) and NASA?are unconstitutional, and he proposes that Medicare, Medicaid, environmental and labor regulation be run by the states. This is a clear recipe for turning the entire nation into a Third World nation. In terms labor laws, worker safety, environmental regulation, health care, and social services the Lone Star State is already in that position.<BR>> <BR>> Nick <SPAN id=misspell-65 class=mark>Gier</SPAN> taught philosophy at the University of Idaho for 31 years.<BR>> <BR>> -------------- next part --------------<BR>> A non-text attachment was scrubbed...<BR>> Name: Perry.<SPAN id=misspell-66 class=mark>pdf</SPAN><BR>> Type: application/<SPAN id=misspell-67 class=mark>pdf</SPAN><BR>> Size: 181558 bytes<BR>> <SPAN id=misspell-68 class=mark>Desc</SPAN>: not available<BR>> URL: <<A href="http://mailman.fsr.com/pipermail/vision2020/attachments/20110930/fb7751e4/attachment.pdf"
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