{"id":2199841,"date":"2024-03-15T13:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T17:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsoms-tax-the-rich-electricity-plan-will-increase-taxes-for-those-making-28000\/"},"modified":"2024-03-15T14:03:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T18:03:56","slug":"newsoms-tax-the-rich-electricity-plan-will-increase-taxes-for-those-making-28000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsoms-tax-the-rich-electricity-plan-will-increase-taxes-for-those-making-28000\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom&#8217;s electricity proposal calls for higher taxes on individuals earning $28,000 and above"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnewsoms-tax-the-rich-electricity-plan-will-increase-taxes-for-those-making-28000%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2199841&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Winds of Change: California&#8217;s Pioneering \u200cElectricity Billing Reform<\/h2>\n<p>Are you ready for \u200ca stark shift in your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prageru-why-are-utilities-so-expensive\/\" title=\"PragerU: Why Are Utilities So Expensive?\">electricity bill<\/a>?\u2062 <strong>California lawmakers<\/strong> are turning the tables\u2063 on traditional \u2063billing \u2063methods. The Golden\u200b State is introducing an innovative, albeit controversial, approach where your income influences your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/populist-leader-green-politicians-closing-nuclear-plants-are-putins-useful-idiots\/\" title=\"Populist Leader: Green Politicians Closing Nuclear Plants Are Putin's 'Useful Idiots'\">electricity tax<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This landmark change <strong>intertwines your paycheck with your power bill<\/strong>. Whether you&#8217;re a college graduate starting your first job or a\u2064 seasoned \u200bprofessional, the way you budget for utilities \u200dis about to change. The\u2063 proposal sets forth a staggered\u2063 extra charge, with those earning $28,000-$69,000 facing an additional $20 to $34 every month. Climbing the\u200b income ladder, individuals bringing in $69,000-$180,000 will see their bills surge by $51\u2064 to $73.\u2062 And for the \u200bhigh-earners making above\u200b $180,000, a significant \u200dmonthly surcharge\u200c of $85 to \u2062$128 is \u2064on the horizon.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSince when\u200b does \u2064CA residents making $28k annually qualify as &#8216;rich&#8217;? Anytime a politician introduces a plan to &#8216;tax \u2064the rich,&#8217; the middle class and under always \u2062pay the price,\u201d remarked Burton Brink, \u200bformer Sergeant at the \u200dLA County Sheriff\u2019s\u2063 Department.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>What This Means \u200bfor California Residents<\/h3>\n<p>The\u2063 <strong>California\u200d Public Utilities Commission<\/strong> has a\u200d deadline set for July \u200c1 to seamlessly integrate this \u200crule into the existing billing\u200c system. \u200cThis unprecedented move makes\u2063 California \u200bthe first state to\u200b pivot from charging based on consumption to billing correlated with income\u200d levels.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This \u2064would\u2063 be the\u2062 first state to \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/energy-equity-california-electricity-companies-propose-billing-based-on-income\/\" title=\"Energy 'Equity': California Electricity Companies Propose Billing Based on Income\">charge people based<\/a> on their income rather than what they actually just use,&#8221; pointed out\u2062 Shon Hiatt, director \u2062of the USC Business\u200c of Energy Transition initiative.<\/p>\n<p>Residents \u200dof the Sunshine State already shoulder hefty energy \u2062costs. They&#8217;re dishing out an eye-watering 32 cents per kilowatt-hour, \u200cstarkly outpacing the national average\u2062 of \u200d18 cents.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The assumption is, &#8216;Well, if you&#8217;re making\u2062 $100,000 in \u200bthe state, you must be super-wealthy,&#8217;\u201d Hiatt said. &#8220;But \u2063what about larger\u2064 families compared \u200cto single individuals? Is the scale of equity balanced\u200c here?&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Concerns Surrounding the Tax-Based Billing<\/h3>\n<p>As discussions\u2062 evolve, so do\u2064 worries about privacy and security. There&#8217;s\u2062 a\u2063 cloud of uncertainty \u2063over which \u2063agency will orchestrate the collection of tax data to assess incomes\u200d reliably.\u200c The complexity of\u2063 this integration raises legitimate concerns about feasibility and compliance with legal and privacy standards.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It \u200dwould be nearly impossible to implement given the many legal and privacy challenges that there\u200c would undoubtedly be to accurately\u200b determine every\u200d taxpayer in the state\u2019s income,&#8221; states Jacqui Irwin, a \u2063Democratic state representative who\u2064 originally supported the \u2062legislation but retracted her endorsement \u200bpost-vote.<\/p>\n<p>Irwin continues, &#8220;Our constituents have had enough and so have \u200dwe. It&#8217;s time to restore logic to California&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-stands-by-equitable-electricity-bills-as-opposition-builds\/\" title=\"Newsom supports 'equitable' electricity bills despite growing opposition\">electricity billing<\/a>. In an era where we&#8217;re desperately trying to\u200c stave off rolling blackouts and promote energy\u200c conservation, this drastic shift could \u200cparadoxically\u2064 trigger\u2063 a \u200bspike in usage among \u2062residents.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Catch up on \u2064the full story<\/strong> as it \u2063unfolds and discover what this could\u2064 mean for future energy conservation efforts and your wallet. Will California&#8217;s bold move spark a \u200dnationwide trend, or will\u2064 it need recalibration?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California&#8217;s new billing system taxes electricity based on income. People with earnings of $28,000-$69,000 will pay an additional $20-$34 monthly, while those making $69,000-$180,000 face a $51+ increase<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2199842,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gavin-newsom-1024x593.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2199841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/gavin-newsom-1024x593.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2199841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2199841"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2199841\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2199842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2199841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2199841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2199841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}