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SUBJECT: Sunset Review of the Solar Energy Advisory Council
November 29,2004
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SPEAKER'S OFfiCE
Attached is the final report of the sunset review of the Solar Energy Advisory Council, which was
conducted by the Senate Commerce and House of Representatives Utilities and Municipalities
Committee of Reference.
This report has been distributed to the following individuals and agencies:
Governor of the State of Arizona
The Honorable Janet Napolitano
President of the Senate
Senator Ken Bennett
Senate Members
Senator Barbara Leff, Co-Chair
Senator Marsha Arzberger
Senator Robert Blendu
Senator Dean Martin
Senator Victor Soltero
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Representative Jake Flake
House Members
Representative John Nelson, Co-Chair
Representative Manuel Alvarez
Representative Andy Biggs
Representative Meg Burton Cahill
Representative Lucy Mason
Solar Energy Advisory Council
Office of the Auditor General
Department of Library, Archives & Public Records
Senate Majority Staff
Senate Research Staff
Senate Minority Staff
Senate Resource Center
House Majority Staff
House Research Staff
House Minority Staff
Chief Clerk
Senate Commerce and
House ofRepresentatives Utilities and Municipalities
Committee ofReference
The Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC) assigned the sunset review of the Solar Energy
Advisory Council to the Senate Commerce and House ofRepresentatives Utilities and Municipalities
Committee of Reference (COR). Pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-2954, the COR completed the sunset
The Solar Energy Advisory Council (SEAC) began in 1975 as the Solar Energy Research
Commission (Commission), charged to develop a plan to meet the requirements of the National
Solar Energy Research Institute pursuant to the United States Solar Energy Research and
Demonstration Act of 1974. In 1987, the name ofthe Commission was changed to the Solar Energy
Advisory Council.
The purpose of SEAC is to give advice on matters relating to solar energy. Housed under the
Arizona Department ofCommerce's (ADOC) Energy Office, SEAC is required to assist and advise
ADOC on matters relating to the development and use of solar energy and other renewable energy
resources in Arizona. SEAC is funded by ADOC.
SEAC is also required to identify long-range programs that are feasible and require significant
technological development; identify solar energy technologies that are feasible and practical in the
short-term; encourage the cooperation and direct involvement of academic, business, professional
and industrial sectors with expertise or knowledge in solar energy technology; and make
recommendations on standards, codes, certification and other programs necessary for the growth of
solar energy use.
SEAC consists of 14 governor-appointed members, each serving three-year terms, and the chairman
of the Arizona Power Authority. Three members ofSEAC represent each of the state universities.
The remaining members have knowledge in specific solar energy technologies or represent a private
industry involved in the application ofsolar energy to commercial, industrial or residential uses. The
President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, or their representative,
serve as nonvoting, advisory members to SEAC. Members appointed by the Governor are eligible
for up to $30 per day for each day of attendance at meetings. The Governor selects the chairman of
SEAC from among the members.
A.R.S. § 41-3005.06 stipulates the SEAC is to terminate on July 1, 2005.
COR Sunset Review
The COR held one public hearing on Thursday, November 18, 2004, to review SEAC and take
Mike Pasqualetti, Chair ofSEAC, gave a presentation on SEAC and its responsibilities and funding.
Discussion was held regarding the Energy Office ofADOC, its funding and staffing levels, and how
it relates to SEAC. The Director ofthe Energy Office and a staff member also testified.
COR Recommendations
The COR recommends that the Solar Energy Advisory Council be continued for ten years.
1. Sunset report requirements pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-2954, subsections D and F
2. Meeting Notice
3. Minutes of Committee of Reference Hearing
August 24, 2004
Senator Barbara Leff
Arizona State Senate
1700 West Washington
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Dear Senator Leff:
On behalf of the Solar Energy Advisory Council, I herewith submit responses to the
sunset review process prescribed in Title 41, Chapter 27, Arizona Revised Statutes, and
as requested in your letter to me June 24, 2004.
I emphasized the past two years, and divided the report into two parts. Part I includes
responses to A.R.S. § 41-2954. Part II includes responses to the "additional questions". I
also have included copies of minutes for the past year. There is no requirement in our
statute for an annual report.
The following items in Part I are not applicable to the Council: Numbers 4,5,6, 7, 11,
The following items in Part II are not applicable to the Council: numbers 2,5.
Part I
#1 - The objective and purpose in establishing the agency:
The legislature directed the council to:
• Assist and advise the director (Commerce/Energy) on matters relating to the
development and use of solar energy and other renewable energy resources including
recommendations for the utilization or disbursements of federal and state funds for
solar purposes.
• Encourage efforts by research institutions, local government institutions and
homebuilders in obtaining technical and financial support from the federal
government for their activities in solar and advanced alternate energy systems.
• Identify and describe the solar energy technologies that are feasible and practical in
terms of short-term application of retrofit, new construction and conservation projects
within five years.
• Identify and describe long-range programs that are feasible and require significant
technological development. Programs having similar technological gradients shall be
formulated to encompass the period of time from the present through the year 2020.
• Encourage the cooperation and direct involvement of academic, business,
professional and industrial sectors that are determined to have special expertise or
knowledge of solar energy technology.
• Make recommendations to the director on standards, codes, certifications and other
programs necessary for the orderly and rapid commercialization and growth of solar
energy use in this state for consideration by the appropriate jurisdictional bodies.
#2 - The effectiveness with which the Council has met its objective and purpose and the
efficiency with which it has operated.
• The Council receives requests for information, endorsements, and aid from the public
and the press corps
• There is an on-going exchange ofideas and information among the members of the
Council, and between the Council and the Energy Office.
• Other examples are contained elsewhere in this document
#3 - The extent to which the Council has operated with the public interest.
• The Council has provided a forum or discussion on renewable energy
• The Council has invited outside speakers and has made presentation to state officials
• The Council members have written letters, supported legislation, given testimony,
met with community leaders, made presentations at numerous forums, developed
proposals for funding, and provided educational materials
• The council assists the Energy Office in outreach efforts with the public.
#8 - The extent to which the Council has addressed deficiencies in its enabling statues
that prevent it from fulfilling its statutory mandate.
• The Council has made many presentations to promote dialogue with several
appropriate government agencies and directors, and to provide a liaison function with
other agencies and the public. This has included elected officials, ADEQ, and the
Arizona School Facilities Board, and several other organizations within Arizona and
• The council has recommended for appointment to Council representatives of
organizations that have similar missions and that are charged with promoting solar
and renewables. These recommendations have been made in an attempt to include a
diverse group with differing backgrounds to provide inputfrom as many points of
interest as possible.
• Attempts by the Council have failed to attract representation from the State Senate,
the State House, or the Arizona Power Authority, despite that these appointments are
called for in the enabling legislation.
#9 - The extent to which changes are necessary in the laws ofthe Council to adequately
comply with these factors.
• Representation on the Council should be made explicit, beyond the present required
representation. Such stipulation could, for example, call for one representative from
each of the follows:
a. electric utilities (rotating term)
b. urban (rotating term)
c. rural
d. municipality
e. tribal
f. solar hot water community
g. photovoltaic community
h. "green building" community
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1. Civic/environmental organization
j. Wind and/or geothennal community
• One path toward a tightened relationship between the Council and the Office ofthe
Governor would be for the Chair ofthe Council and the membership ofthe Council to
be eligible for reappointed with a change in Governor, with the stipulation that 50%
of the Council would be subj ect to replacement at that time.
#10 - The extent to which the tennination of the Council would significantly hann the
public health, safety or welfare.
• The volunteer council, appointed by the Governor, receives no state funding, and is
Arizona's only official board or commission to promote renewable energy
• Tenninating the Council would leave the state with no official group that can
represent, advise and assist the state's participation in the development of renewable
• Reduced attention to renewable energy in Arizona would have the following negative
side effects: Arizona (which has the greatest solar energy resource) would receive a
stain on its reputation as a forward-looking state. To the extent that conventional
energy sources were used instead of renewable, environmental quality would suffer.
Greater reliance on renewable energy development in the state would increase energy
surety, including emergency preparedness and supply reliability. Expanding the
renewable energy industry in Arizona has potential for substantial positive impacts on
economic development.
• The Council has helped draft and introduce numerous bills over the years, and it is the
state's only independent group that has representation covering a wide geographical
area and a variety oftechnologies. Tennination ofthe Council would eliminate this
diverse group from representing a wide variety of renewable energy interests
throughout the state that would otherwise not have representation. (Legislation has
included bills that would prevent homeowners' associations from arbitrarily
prohibiting rooftop solar energy equipment; requiring new homes to contain
plumbing that would allow for simple installation of a solar water heater; encourage
energy efficiency in new construction and in state buildings.)
Part II
# 1 - Describe the role and function ofthe Council including major activities/projects,
accomplishments and obstacles to success.
• Advisory to the Arizona Department of Commerce Energy Office
• Helped craft legislative bills (e.g. HB2324, HB2526, HB2527 & HB2528, HB2613)
• Met with and advised Governor Hull on solar energy prospects for Arizona
• Contributed significantly to the Battelle study, commissioned by the Department of
• Prepared talking points on solar energy for Governor Napolitano
• Made presentation to:
a. Steven Owens, ADEQ
b. William "Bill" Bell, Executive Director, Arizona School Facilities Board
• Hosted presentations by:
a. Craig Cox, Executive Director, Interwest Energy Alliance (Denver)
b. Arizona World's Fair representatives
c. Michael Neary, AriSEIA
• Chair made presentations and attended meetings as follows (at no cost to EO):
a. Mexico City
b. Jerusalem
c. Scottsdale (2)
d. New Orleans
e. Denver
f. Reno
g. Renewable Energy Conference
h. Phoenix
• The following are projects that originated with the SEAC
a. Civano project (sustainable housing development)
b. Annual Solar Boat Race, held on Town Lake, originated with the SEAC
c. Arizona Solar Center (www.AzSolarCenter.org)
d. Solar Video (aired on KAET) (an update of the 1988 video)
e. Solar Kiosk (a traveling exhibit)
f. Meeting with Gov. Hull (512002) resulted in a media campaign for solar that
included press releases, CD-Rom Solar Tour ofArizona (that is now on the
Solar Center), Op-ED piece, and a proclamation for 2002 October being solar
g. Campaign was to promote the solar home tours.
h. As the number one priority identified by the SEAC in July 1999, the Arizona
Energy Office applied for and received a Million Solar Roofs grant in 2000 to
develop a traveling exhibit for solar energy. The exhibit was completed in
April2001. OverlO,OOO people have used one or more of the exhibits
interactive programs. The display as been on location at the Arizona State
Capitol, Arizona Science Center, Arizona Historical Museum (Papago Park),
Coconino County Fair (Flagstaff), Maricopa County Fair (Phoenix), Camp
Verde Home Show (Camp Verde), City of Scottsdale Building Permit Office,
Mustang Library (City of Scottsdale) and the Hot Topics - cool solutions
Conference (Tucson).
1. The other two top priorities identified by the Council involved the Arizona
Solar Center. One dealt with developing information for the Center, and the
other was for promotion. In 2002 the Arizona Energy Office secured a grant
for $22,000 for the Arizona Solar Center to develop materials for the website.
The Energy Office also has committed $2,500 toward the operation ofthe
website. Energy Office staff continue to develop material for posting on the
site -- the most recent being the Solar Benefit Model. The Solar Benefit
Model is a series ofpages that allow a consumer to calculate the approximate
energy/cost savings they will realize by installing a solar water heater. The
model produces specific information for three locations in Arizona: Phoenix,
Tucson, and Flagstaff. All calculations are based on SRCC ratings for
equipment and solar water heating loads for each ofthe three locations. The
consumer must enter their own personal data (tax bracket, loan terms,
purchase price, etc ....) and their utility rate (standard rates for APS, TEP
and SRP are provided for input).
J. In the fall of2oo3, the solar short videos that were produced as part ofthe
kiosk/traveling exhibit were put iDto a digital format and uploaded to the solar
#3 • An identification ofthe problem or the needs that the Council is intended to address.
a. Increase development and utilization of all renewable energy resources
b. Increase public awareness of the benefits and affordability of many renewable
energy technologies
c. Encourage the support and expansion of renewable energy research and
d. Provide a forum and expertise for the development and evaluation of
programs and policies for renewable energy
#4 • Astatement, to the extent practicable, in quantitative and qualitative terms, of the
objectives of the Council and its anticipated accomplishments
a. See throughout this document
#6 - An assessment ofthe consequences of eliminating the Council or of consolidating it
with another agency.
a. Would send the wrong message about Arizona's support for renewable energy
b. Would discourage further economic development in the area of renewable
c. Would yield potential primacy in renewable energy development (especially
solar) to neighboring states and foreign countries
d. Would eliminate an essential source ofpublic information and education on
renewable energy.
Should you need any additional information, please contact me at ~firstname.lastname@example.com,
or 480-965-4548.
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Arizona Solar Energy Advisory Council
Interim agendas can be obtained via the Internet at http://www.azleg.state.az.us/lnterimCommittees.asp
Thursday, November 18, 2004
12:00 p.m.
Senate Hearing Room 1
1. Call to Order
2. Opening Remarks
3. Presentation by the Solar Energy Advisory Council
4. Public Testimony
5. Discussion
6. Recommendations by the Committee of Reference
7. Adjourn
Senator Barbara Left, Co-Chair
Senator Marsha Arzberger
Senator Robert Blendu
Senator Dean Martin
Senator Victor Soltero
Representative John Nelson, Co-Chair
Representative Manuel Alvarez
Representative Andy Biggs
Representative Meg Burton Cahill
Representative Lucy Mason
Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting the
Senate Secretary's Office: (602)926-4231 (voice). Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.
Minutes of the Meeting
Thursday, November 18, 2004
12:00 p.m., Senate Hearing Room 1
Members Present:
Senator Barbara Leff, Cochair
Senator Robert Blendu
Senator Dean Martin
Senator Victor Soltero
Members Absent:
Senator Marsha Arzberger
Representative John Nelson, Cochair
Representative Manuel Alvarez
Representative Andy Biggs
Representative Meg Burton Cahill
Representative Lucy Mason
Brandy Martin, Senate Commerce Committee Research Analyst
Kimberly Martineau, Senate Commerce Committee Assistant Research Analyst
Todd Sanders, House of Representatives Research Analyst
Senator Leff called the meeting to order at 12:03 p.m. and attendance was noted.
Martin Pasqualetti, Chairman, Arizona Solar Energy Advisory Council (Council),
explained that there are 14 members on the Council. He mentioned that the Council deals
with all renewable energy, which includes wind power and geothermal development, as
well as solar and biomass energy.
Mr. Pasqualetti referred to an Arizona Highway Magazine article regarding solar energy
that was published in August, 1975. He pointed out that it was recognized long ago that
solar power was plentiful in Arizona. He suggested that by covering only one-tenth of the
Goldwater Bombing Range with solar tanks, Arizona could generate enough electricity for
the state. Arizona has more solar energy than any other state in the nation. He stated that
he feels that solar energy is the most important, significant, and valuable natural resource
in Arizona and if properly developed, it could be an enormously effective economic
development engine.
Mr. Pasqualetti noted that Arizona has made some substantial strides, explaining that
Tucson Electric Power, Arizona Public Services (APS), and Salt River Project (SRP) are
installing solar facilities on residential homes. The portfolio standards and the money
available through the surcharge, as well as the advocacy of the Council, have moved the
State in the right direction.
Senate Commerce and House of Representatives
Utilities and Municipalities Committee of Reference
For the Sunset Hearing of the Solar Energy Advisory Council
November 18, 2004
Page 1
Mr. Pasqualetti mentioned that the Council is not a line item in the budget, rather it
operates from overcharge money. The Council has represented Arizona in the solar
industry by making itself available for consultation and as a clearing house for information
about solar energy for several years. He suggested that the Council should be a line item
in order to have the funds to encourage facilities to move to Arizona. There is no one in
the Department of Commerce (DOC) dedicated exclusively to solar energy.
In response to Senator Leff, Mr. Pasqualetti replied that the Council's recommendations
are given to the director of the DOC Energy Office. He noted that the Council can give
advise, support solar, and raise the visibility of solar.
In response to Senator Soltero, Mr. Pasqualetti replied that a company (Kyocera) planned
to put a solar facility in Scottsdale; however, they were unable to get any cooperation from
DOC. Therefore, Kyocera located their facility elsewhere.
Mr. Pasqualetti mentioned that he feels the line item in the budget should represent an
individual within DOC who is advocating solar, since it is an important and large economic
development engine for Arizona. In response to Senator Leff, Mr. Pasqualetti replied that
the Energy Office at DOC previously employed approximately 50 people and now there
are only 17.
In response to Representative Burton Cahill, Mr. Sanders stated that he feels the
downsizing of employees at the Energy Office was related to the alternative fuel issue.
The Energy Office increased staff to handle the enormous workload produced due to the
alternative fuels program that peaked in 2001. Subsequently, that program was cancelled
and many of the employees were transferred to other agencies.
In response to Senator Leff, Mr. Sanders replied that the oil overcharge monies have
decreased over the past few years.
Jim Arwood, Energy Office, DOC, explained that the Energy Office increased staff in the
late 1980s. In 1987, Arizona received a lump sum overcharge settlement from Exxon Oil.
Since that date, several other settlements were also received. In the 1970s, consumers
were overcharged at the gas pumps that led to a nationwide settlement. These various
settlement monies funded the Energy Office and its programs. In the early 1990s, the
Energy Office had approximately 54 staff members, with 12 of those employees dedicated
to solar energy issues. In the past two years, 75% of the settlement monies were used to
offset budget shortfalls, and as the money has decreased over the years, so has the staff.
Currently, the remaining oil overcharge money is used to help leverage grants from the
federal government to sustain programs.
Mr. Arwood added some information about the company that wanted to move a
manufacturing facility to either Phoenix, San Diego, or Mexico. He pointed out that the
DOC director and deputy director visited with representatives from Kyocera, and DOC sent
a member to Japan to visit with Kyocera. However, Kyocera eventually located their
facility in Mexico. . I ,,,
Senate Commerce and House of Representatives
Utilities and Municipalities Committee of Reference
For the Sunset Hearing of the Solar Energy Advisory Council
November 18, 2004
Page 2
Mr. Arwood indicated that DOC does support the continuance of the Council as they are a
valuable asset to the Energy Office. He noted that approximately 40% of his time is spent
on solar energy. In years past, he spent 100% of his time on solar energy; however,
because of attrition, he has had to take on other responsibilities.
In response to Representative Nelson, Mr. Arwood agreed that wages were a determining
factor in Kyocera selecting Mexico for their facility.
Tom Hansen, Vice President, Tucson Electric Power, testified in support of continuing
the Council. He pointed out that Arizona has watched California, Japan, and Germany
implement solar development programs that are far in advance of what Arizona has been
able to do. He suggested that to allow the Council to sunset at this time would be
detrimental towards developing a long-lasting, sustainable solar program. In time, they
hope to expand the coordination between the Corporation Commission, the Legislature,
and the Governor's office to bring solar energy development to the State. He emphasized
that Arizona has the best resources, land area, availability, and the will to move the solar
energy industry forward.
Mr. Pasqualetti added that individuals in Mexico, Israel, and Japan have stated that
Arizona is not actively supportive of solar energy. He mentioned that Arizona has the
largest solar energy resource; however, only 12 megawatts are being developed.
George Seitts, Director, Energy Office, DOC, testified in support of continuing the
Council, which has been in business for 30 years. In response to Senator Leff, Mr. Seitts
replied that he will guarantee that DOC will work on improving the image of Arizona
regarding solar energy.
Representative Nelson commented that the Council includes a group of individuals with
expertise in the solar energy field. He suggested that Arizona has enough solar energy to
share with the world.
Representative Nelson moved to continue the Solar Energy Advisory
Council for ten years. The motion CARRIED by a voice vote.
Attached is a list of the individuals who registered their position on the continuation of the
Council (Attachment 1).
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:32 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Carol Dager
Committee Secretary
(Tapes and attachments on file in the Secretary of the Senate's Office/Resource Center, Room 115.)
Senate Commerce and House of Representatives
Utilities and Municipalities Committee of Reference
For the Sunset Hearing of the Solar Energy Advisory Council
November 18, 2004
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University researchers in Florida who work with animals are now lobbying the state legislature for the right to shelter personal information from animal activists intent on intimidating them.
A bill currently moving through the Florida House of Representatives would exempt the personal contact information of animal researchers at state-funded research facilities from being part of the public record.
Officials with the University of Florida, along with several other state universities — including the University of Central Florida, Florida International University and the University of South Florida — are supporting the bill as a necessary protection for researchers from threats and harassment dished out by animal activists.
If approved, the bill would exempt the personal identification of researchers in animal records on treatment and care, research protocols and approvals, purchase or billing records, animal care and use committee records and facility and lab records.
In Gainesville, Fla., where the main campus of the university is located, a radical animal rights group has vowed to continue to harass UF scientists.
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After a three-year lawsuit, Eleventh Hour for Animals, which is connected to the activist organization Negotiation is Over (which maintains the virulent website www.negotiationisover.net), obtained the university's public veterinary records in April 2013, according to a report published by The Independent Florida Alligator news service, and the activists posted personal phone numbers, addresses and photos of UF animal researchers.
"The university wants to be very open and honest about its research," Janine Sikes, a UF spokeswoman, told IFA. "[But] it wants to stop these personal attacks against our researchers."
Sikes said the animal activists have made harassing phone calls, targeted researchers' children and family members and even made death threats. As a result, Eleventh Hour for Animals is under surveillance from local law enforcement, as well as the FBI.
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Of course, Camille A. Marino, the founder of Negotiation Is Over and now director of Eleventh Hour for Animals, claimed that the group never threatened anyone or committed any violent acts against the researchers at UF.


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This is going around the facebook. My oh my what would we ever do without the great god government!
I'd have used someone else's road if you'd just let them build it, lady.
Damn I saw that too. It's amazing how fast this shit gets around. I just had my first encounter with the "forgive student loans" petition too. I guess all you have to do is say something pro-state and people just eat it up. Someone on facebook just said:
"Yes. We need education to get jobs - so forgiving the student loans would help the economy. People could use the income they save to "pump" into the economy. I know it would be a huge burden off my shoulders and you bet I would be able to buy a car sooner, or a house, instead of being buried in debt for a degree I basically have to have to work in this country."
...right before she posted the Idiot Warren photo.
James:I'd have used someone else's road if you'd just let them build it, lady.
I like that one. Here's another:
This sounds really familiar. It reminds me of a story I heard about a guy who took a crowbar and broke another guy's leg. Then he handed the man a crutch and said "See. Without me, you wouldn't be able to walk. You owe me big time."
They pay it forward by giving people jobs.
Also, let's ask Gibson Guitars about marauding bands coming to sieze everything at their factory...
That video demolishes her exact arguement. The best part is the statist in the video reaches the exact conclusion as the statist that brought the warren piece to my attention.
To Miss Warren: If I washed your car without your permission are you obligated to pay me? Your argument is that the dumb government dishes freebies and then tries to claim it is owed ex post facto. Shame. It's not my fault your government is a sucker.
Ms. Warren is espousing a contradictory and dangerous philosophy. Firstly, that government is organized in order for people to accomplish common goals. Secondly, that government is owed something for doing those things. This also assumes that a "government" is some concrete entity that can be owed anything rather than being what it is, a group of self-interested individuals.
the moment i saw that posted on r/pics on Reddit, i knew it would fly around on Facebook. way too much groupthink going on, very little self-reflection.
I believe it to be an absolute caricature to say the other side's argument is that people "got rich on their own". That is, in fact, so untrue, i.e. a lie, that only true believers could possibly buy it.
"You didn't have to worry that marauding bands would come and seize everything at your factory"
The hell I didn't. What do you call the IRS? Seriously. (I propose Immoral Raider System)
A simple reply is that markets take the opportunities presented. If someone (government) is stealing my money (taxes) and then offering me goods, I'll damn right take them. Similarly, if government offers a business $1 million for free, they'll take it. It makes logical sense.
Warren makes the assumption that because someone offers you something, you are now indebted to them. For example, if I let Warren borrow my car and loan her a few grand here and there for 0 interest willingly, she suddenly owes me something and I may use force to acquire this thing.
Let me break it down into an timeline:
- There are no public roads in the "government public" sense. People live.
- Government says "hey, we'll tax you and make roads"
- Government makes roads and businesses use them
- Government: "YOU OWE US FOR THE ROADS"
Actual logical conclusion: No dammit, you should've left us our money in the first place. It's not like government is this benevolent being which furnishes us with its own savings along with a gentle reminder to help it when it's in trouble. No, government furnishes us with our own money and we praise it for it.
I am highly considering making a rebuttal in the same format as the original, countering it point by point.
That video demolishes her exact arguement. The best part is the statist in the video reaches the exact conclusion as the statist that brought the warren piece to my attention.
I wish the chick in the video didn't imply that the only way to be protected is to protect yourself. She even concedes that fire protection can be performed competitively and paid for voluntarily...but she claims "it is your responsibility to watch out for yourself and those around you if you see them being harmed."
That kills it for me. It's too easy to say "that's all just crazy talk". We have enough of an uphill battle as it is. We can't afford to be giving half-assed representations and explanations of libertarian philosophy and prescriptions. It's a shame, but I can't send that video to anyone.
This artile does an exellent job of debunking her crazy ideas.
Awesome. Thank you so much
Lol, found this on Reddit...
Now what's something clever we can call that? The Warren pic is from "The Other 98%" page on facebook.
An edited version of Warren's speech:
UPDATE: A reader sends this response:
Group of friends of Stanford football post on a board called thebootleg.com On the current events board, we have debated the Warren comments. here was my response:
"You built a factory out there? Good for you,"
"Built a factory" is a summary for a lot of work. Put up equity, designed a business, took risk to buy land, get permits, pay property taxes and use taxes and permit fees. Then, bought a bunch of equipment and had it installed …and paid sales taxes. Hired some employees and paid them a bunch of money and paid payroll taxes on top of that. Bought a bunch of raw materials from companies that paid a bunch of salaries and a bunch of taxes. Building a factory is a huge private investment that pays the public a lot of taxes for the right to be built.
"But I want to be clear: you moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for."
Between fuel taxes, license fees, tolls and various taxes on transportation related activities, the roads budget is smaller than the total tax take.
" you hired workers the rest of us paid to educate"
No, you did not educate them. You babysat them for 12 years. Then I hired them, taught them how to be responsible and show up for work, taught them how to communicate in clear sentences, taught them that there are rights and wrongs and (unlike with your schools) wrongs have consequences in the workplace. Then paid for extended education for my employees so they could continue to improve themselves and better add value to what we do around here.
"You were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest of us paid for."
Funny, my factory has 24/7 security guards because the last time it was broken into, the police did not even bother to take a report, they just said "call your insurance company". As for fire? The closest fire department is 10 miles away. My insurance company requires that I have a full wet sprinkler system to qualify for insurance because there is no local fire protection.
"You didn't have to worry that marauding bands would come and seize everything at your factory, and hire someone to protect against this, because of the work the rest of us did."
Well, that is not exactly true. When the AFL-CIO tried to unionize my workforce, they staged three days of noisy protests outside my factory. The police forces just stood around and watched as the protesters intimidated my workers, vandalized their cars and destroyed my property.
You say "we" like the government and society are the same. They aren't. My company and my community and you politicians are not "we".
she has it backwards - we need the businesses and the people they employee to pay the taxes to build the roads BEFORE they are used.
Be responsible, ease suffering; spay or neuter your pets.
We must get them to understand that government solutions are the problem!
more simply;
who pays the taxes that build the roads, schools etc..etc..
That was really good chakra. I would just add one more thing...
Wait...are you suggesting I didn't pay for any of that stuff? And what do you mean "the rest of us"? Last time I checked, the top 20% paid almost 70% of ALL federal taxes.
And it gets even better when you look at just income tax:
If anything it should be ME who's saying I paid for all the crap you use. AND I gave you a job.
Little do we know that exactly that is the argument for crony capitalism... >.>
I don't know what you're talking about.
I was trying to make a joke about the poor needing to be taxed to give to the rich because the rich have paid for the roads, have given them jobs, made their products, etc.
This is why I made this thread, can we throw it all in there?:
Freedom has always been the only route to progress.
Peter Schiff did a good job on his radio show when he addressed this. I was pretty surprised and happy, because he made a very anarcho-capitalist argument.
I don't remember everything he said, but he basically talked about how she has it all ass backwards. The only reason the government has roads, schools, police, etc is because they took money away from the private sector. If it wern't for all of the wealth created in the private sector, the government would not be able to pay for roads or anything else. He also went on to say he would rather pay for his own private security, his own roads, and everything else.. He would be more than happy to opt out completely in return for paying zero taxes. I was surprised because Schiff usually makes minarchists arguments, but not this time.
In fairness, a principled minarchist argument holds that the state's appropriate role is that of a nightwatchman which complies with the non-aggression principle. Not whatever it likes as long as it's relatively smaller than a government which isn't arbitrarily deemed not to be minarchistic.
In terms of providing this-that-and-the-other, minarchists should know well enough that the state can't do it. Their problem is that they regard security, defense and arbitration as something special and fundamentally non-economic, somehow, that emanates naturally from government rather than scarce economic goods exploited, monopolised and taxed by government like any others.
I think the problem is that security, defense and arbitration have been provided by governments for such a long time - being fundamentally necessary to enforce its monopoly on anything - that they that can't get their head around it being done any other way. It's funny how people draw a false dicotomy between necessarily public goods and others based first on their personal experience, then the personal experience of others that they've heard about, and only then do they consider applying a priori reasoning to the problem. :p The only verifiable way of discerning truth is a last resort.
Nothing must ever be done for the first time, you see...
What is the background of this person? Did she ever actually pay towards building roads, or is she a tax-feeder?
She's a Wall Street/DC lawyer. She personally oversaw the bailout of the banks. Chaired the Congressional Oversight Committee that handled TARP.
She's much, much worse than just a tax-feeder. :p
tckb909:Peter Schiff did a good job on his radio show when he addressed this. I was pretty surprised and happy, because he made a very anarcho-capitalist argument.
Thanks for bringing that up! I'm behind on the shows so I wouldn't have caught it for a while...
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Awesome response from Murphy, as always. It would have been nice if he had commented on the calculational aspect of this, as well. Part of the problem with the whole argument about whether taxes should be raised or lowered is that both sides (Democrats for higher taxes on "the rich" and Republicans for lower taxes for the rich) are engaging in price-setting. The argument is not over whether we should be price-setting but, rather, what the set price should be. The price of roads, utilities, fire departments, etc. is bundled into one gigantic, irrational cash-wad called "government expenditure" and then the political apparatus attempts to pay for this wad by borrowing, printing money and taxing.
But the coordinating component of prices has been removed from all of these government-monopolized lines of production and further scrambled through being bundled together. Both Republicans and Democrats are attempting to solve the problem of how many roads should be produced and how much money should be spent on maintaining them and how this should be paid for through hot air. The problem is that such verbal jousting is demonstrably irrational. The participants in the debate form lobbies and wage verbal battle with each other. The wealthy business class lobbies the "right-wing" to fight for ever greater government services to the industrial sector (roads, electric lines, etc.) and ever-lower taxes (hoping to burden the lower classes through government debt and inflation) while the parastic class lobbies the "left wing" for greater entitlements and higher taxes on the wealthy.
We are living in Bastiat's reductio ad absurdum situation of a democracy where "everbody plunders everbody" while those who eschew the political means for hard, honest work are punished the most severely. Then everybody wonders why we're in an economic depression. America has descended into economic, political and legal insanity. This is my country where I was born and I'm not in a situation where I can easily leave. I hope my fellow countrymen soon recover from the mass delusional spell that has been cast upon them.
Clayton -
Clayton can I ask why you so rarely use paragraphs? It makes your posts so difficult to read.
@JJ: I start out thinking the post will be a two-liner... then it just grows... I'll remember to hit Enter a little more often.
Please do. I'm sorry to say I end up not reading much of many of your posts because of this.
James:[Elizabeth Warren is] a Wall Street/DC lawyer. She personally oversaw the bailout of the banks. Chaired the Congressional Oversight Committee that handled TARP.
She's much, much worse than just a tax-feeder. :p
She's much, much worse than just a tax-feeder. :p
Oh sweet Raptor Jesus.
Seriously, I think this is the best (rhetorical) counter for her: relentlessly point out that this woman personally and significantly contributed to the filthy rich getting richer and the rest of us getting poorer. I'm willing to bet that the vast majority of the people pushing her quote around Facebook and elsewhere have no idea who she is.
Edit: In a nutshell - Elizabeth Warren is one of the 1%.
The keyboard is mightier than the gun.
Non parit potestas ipsius auctoritatem.
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Now on to refuting her arguments.
Elizabeth Warren, High Priestess of TARP:There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody. You built a factory out there - good for you.
But I want to be clear. You moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for. You hired workers the rest of us paid to educate. You were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest of us paid for. You didn't have to worry that marauding bands would come and seize everything at your factory...
Now look. You built a factory and it turned into something terrific or a great idea - God bless! Keep a big hunk of it. But part of the underlying social contract is you take a hunk of that and pay [it] forward for the next kid who comes along.
But I want to be clear. You moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for. You hired workers the rest of us paid to educate. You were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest of us paid for. You didn't have to worry that marauding bands would come and seize everything at your factory...
Now look. You built a factory and it turned into something terrific or a great idea - God bless! Keep a big hunk of it. But part of the underlying social contract is you take a hunk of that and pay [it] forward for the next kid who comes along.
There seem to be a few arguments bundled up into this. The one I'd like to touch on first is the so-called "public goods" argument. This is really an argument about externalities. The idea is that externalities are bad - typically the word used is "unfair". Things can then be made (more) fair by eliminating externalities. How can externalities be eliminated? By internalizing them. Who should internalize them? Those who benefitted from them - otherwise, more externalities are simply created.
This notion has its roots in the reciprocity principle. I do something nice for you, so you should do something nice for me in return. It doesn't have to be right now, but in the meantime, I'd like you to keep in mind what I did for you. Friends and relatives do favors for one another following this principle. There are often non-violent sanctions when someone fails or refuses to "return the favor".
However, when the favor isn't returned, has anything been actually taken from the person who expected the favor? No. There has been no cost or loss imposed on him. He was never guaranteed to receive a favor in return, regardless of how he felt about it. As far as I'm concerned, it's aggression if he then forces, tries to force, or even threatens to force, the other person to perform the favor.
Furthermore, I don't see how the recipient of a favor is a priori or prima facie obligated to return an "equivalent" favor at all. He may not have even wanted the favor to begin with. Now he nevertheless owes the other person something? To me, an obligation involves, at the very least, a prior agreement. Even then, however, if no ownership of property has been exchanged one way or the other, no one has actually lost anything if one party to the agreement fails or refuses to carry out his side of it.
I know that people are typically disappointed or worse when reality fails to meet their expectations. People certainly don't think it's fair when others refuse to "keep their word". But as my dad always said, life isn't fair. In trying to impose fairness for oneself by force, a person can make things less fair for others and ultimately less fair for himself as well.
What does this have to do with the government? The government ostensibly provides services for people. These services come at a cost. They also convey benefits. The distributions of costs and benefits are never guaranteed to be equal, and typically they aren't. Regardless, many (if not most) government services are supposed to be equally available to everyone to take advantage of, if they so choose. If some people end up reaping much more than they've sown, so be it.
This is all well and good for those people. But it all too often ends up being a bitter pill to swallow for those who feel like they've paid in more than they've gotten out. It makes a certain amount of sense, after all - people don't like to feel like they've been taken advantage of. So this is why we see calls for those who appear to have disproportionately benefitted to "pay their fair share".
The thing is, we can't have our cake and eat it too. Either these services are publicly available - i.e. available to all, equally - or they aren't. If they're publicly available, it makes sense for everyone to pay the same amount for them. Otherwise, those who actually make use of them should pay for them.
Ironically, the logical conclusion of advocating "paying one's fair share" is the privatization of government services. Under privatization, those who would stand to benefit the most from services would pay the most for them. Hence everyone would "pay his fair share". This is all well and good, until someone demands more of a service than he's able or willing to pay for. As noted above, there are no real solutions here - only different trade-offs. No matter which way the cake is cut, scarcity will ultimately rear its ugly, unfair head.
Just came across this and felt it was worthy of a bump. Obviously it belongs in this thread, but it also provides concise (and quite good) exposé, if you will, on the illogical nature of the minarchist position, and it's complete lack of difference from any other statist persuasion...
Can't believe I didn't see this when it happened, but here's another that's worthy of bumping this thread:


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Name: Christian, aka Bigboy Cheng
Location: Manila, Philippines
Collection: Vinyl collectible toys
Size: I don't count my toys but i have approximately 800 pieces of designer toys.
Value: For me its priceless. all the effort on getting all the toys is hard specially when your here in Manila.
Christian has been collecting vinyl collectible toys since 2003, amassing over 800 individual pieces that are all beautifully displayed throughout his Manila home. As someone who was once bitten by the vinyl collectibles bug ourselves (we ran out of room, so I stopped), this collection is like a dream realized. What's most striking besides the sheer amount of Christian's vinyl collectibles is how tastefully they're all displayed throughout several sections of his home. Christian was kind enough to send us some photos and give us some insight about how he keeps his display looking tip-top...
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First of all your collection must be clean so we use Swiffer to clean out the toys once a week. I always play with my display once in a while. I have designated places in the house where the toys should are displayed to avoid clutter. I also match the toys with the room color and the furnitures. Customized display cases makes toys more beautiful and organized. That's about it :)
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What a wonderful collection! I love Dunnies. Do you have any smorking labbits in there somewhere? I didn't see any.
WOW That BapexAddidas poster is awesome.
I'm guessing that was a limited edition run. Where did you get that?
There's money in them hills!
How old is this guy?!
some serious collection you have...
The living room looks so sterile, I probably would feel uncomfortable in a place like this. But overall it is such a fun apt probably I would spend 5 minutes on each toy to analyze the details cause they look amazing, never saw anything like this, or a serious/dedicated collector like you.
how'd you make the wall of 3" dunny holes next to the window? that's awesome!
There were labbit boxes in one of the rooms. Kind of expected to see a labbit stool though...maybe i missed it? Such an awesome collection, and that's a really nice solution for displaying the 3" dunnys. I used to have a line of my favs standing ontop of my cinema display....but have since changed monitors and I've been struggling to find a place to put them.
This is like the apartment of the character Steve Corell played in 40 Year Old Virgin, except more hallucinatory. I liked the toy collection OK, but what I really wanted was the kitchen, with its fire engine red refrigerator and terrific black cabinets.
Okay, AT needs to stay out of my head! I was just reading about dunnies and Kozik over the weekend and saw these pictures posted on the big dunnie forum.
Freaking me out, man...
where did you get that poster of the queen? I've seen it three times in one week and am taking it as a sign that I should get it!!
This is great. I have all my childhood toys, and have been trying to figure out how to display them without making the rooms look too strange. I got some great ideas from this place.
oh man this is fantastic. seems you have quite the collection of fun pillows too!
The floor to ceiling display is phenomenal.
i think he has the ultimate vinyl collection!!!
and not to mention all the art! truly a museum home....
Can someone id the super cool red refrigerator?? I want it! Love the kitchen. Also really liked the way he designed that closet space. Gave me some cool ideas...
One of the best collections I've seen.
Wow.. this is truly a hardcore! Good job, regardless the age factor.


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Heat release rate was determined as a function of time from ignition using the oxygen depletion principle. Two tests were conducted with the chairs placed in the open under large calorimeters.
The third test was conducted with the chair located in a room. Peak heat release rates obtained during the tests ranged from approximately 1 MW to 2.5 MW.
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NFPA 921, Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations plays a fundamental role in fire and explosion investigations. A new edition of NFPA 921 is scheduled to be published in 2014. For years, this document has played a critical role in the training, education and job performance of fire and explosion investigators. It also serves as one of the primary references used by the National Fire Academy to support its fire/arson-related training and education programs. It is imperative that investigators understand the scope, purpose and application of this document, especially since it will be used to judge the quality and thoroughness of their investigations.
SAN DIEGO - A Team 10 and Scripps News investigation found arson fires are not investigated properly in many American cities -- including San Diego -- due to a chaotic patchwork of reporting systems and standards.
Many deliberately set building fires are not reported to the federal government.
Nationally, just 5 percent of all residential building fires are intentionally set, according to the National Fire Incident Reporting System, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security. Data collected by Scripps News suggests the national arson rate to be significantly higher.
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Wolfgang's Vault holds a rare collection of vintage Hall & Oates concert tickets - the original tickets used by concert goers to attend a Hall & Oates show. Many of the tickets in the collection are smaller versions of the fine art vintage posters created to advertize these shows. Whether you were there, or wish you had been there, a vintage Hall & Oates concert ticket is an historic memento and terrific rock souvenir to treasure.


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Antique Surprise in a Rose Gold Locket
Hand engraving is a lost art. This technique was regularly rendered on pieces of jewelry from the 19th century. This locket of 9k pale rose gold displays that skill on both the front and back surfaces. Flower designs, most likely pansies intertwine with leaves and ornate engraving on one side as swirls ad leaf elements predominate on the other. Even the sides of the piece are incised with a foliate pattern. The double picture locket clicks shut and uses a tiny pull out knob to open into half moon shapes to reveal a hinged rim with removable glass cover. The surfaces of the rim are gold with the interior of another metal.
Date: Circa 1890.
Measurements: 1-1/4 inches (3.2 cm) in length including bale by 1/4 inch (0.8 cm) in width. Weight of 5.1 grams (3.2 dwt).
Condition: Excellent; two minute areas where the engraving has left tiny holes next to center band only evident with magnification or upon very close inspection (see photo of flower side, our macro photograph shows these far more than they are in person).
Origin: Most likely English.
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Barry Manilow: Music and Passion
Music legend Barry Manilow continues his Vegas success at the Las Vegas Hilton
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Las Vegas has become Mecca for 'fanilows' worldwide ever since "Manilow: Music and Passion" opened in 2005 at the Las Vegas Hilton. During the 90 minute show, which runs for approximately two weeks every month, Barry Manilow sings his famous songs that make the whole world sing. He also serenades the audience with music and lyrics from each decade starting with the 1940s.
Although the show may not be for the most budget conscious person, fans of the Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee will feel that it's money well spent.
All shows are inside the Hilton Theater starting at 8 p.m., and children must be at least 4 years old to enter.
When: Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008
Where: LVH - Las Vegas Hotel, 3000 Paradise Road, Las Vegas
Cost: $95 - $225
Age limit: 4+
Categories: Concert, Las Vegas Hotel, Pop, The Strip
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Event posted Feb. 5, 2008
Last updated Aug. 13, 2009
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