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Where is the outcry?; Dan Sainovich; Beaver County Times; March 22, 2012.
Confusion I had dealing with “Dan/Danny Sainovich” letters from Industry/Ohioville is over. After he read an April 2011 critique of one of his letters, Mr. Sainovich was kind enough to clear things up. In an e-mail note, Mr. Sainovich wrote, “I thought I would shed some light on Dan vs Danny Sainovich. Danny is my father and we both live in Ohioville. His name is Danny and mine is Dan - you are correct that we do have opposite views on politics. Actually there is no jr or sr but we have come to an agreement to use jr and sr so that folks don’t get us mixed up.”
Previous critiques of Mr. Sainovich’s letters are here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. Mr. Sainovich is an administrative organizer for SEIU District 1199P. According to its 2010 LM-2 report, SEIU National Headquarters spent over $55 million for “Political Activities and Lobbying.” In 2008 and 2006, that figure was $67 million and $27 million, respectively.
Below is a detailed critique of the subject letter.
“Do you remember the mantra drill, baby, drill? The pleadings to open up more areas for drilling. The consumer, manufacturing electric power generation finally get a break on natural gas prices and what happens? According to the Marcellus Shale Coalition, less wells will be drilled to limit production and increase the price of gas.”
[RWC] I’m glad I’m not a leftist; my head would probably explode if I were. Because they believe in manmade global warming, lefties oppose production of fossil fuels like natural gas and want government to levy taxes to make those fuels high-priced. Then, when they get what they say they want, lower production and higher prices, they complain. Recalling Sir Walter Scott, “Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!”
“If such a statement was coming from OPEC, people would be clamoring to invade a Middle Eastern country! Now we have companies from within the United States that are willing to take a bite out of everybody’s wallet and slow the economy, which is slowly coming back, to maintain their profits.”
[RWC] I’m sure Mr. Sainovich knows other countries routinely shut in production for both economic and political reasons, going back to at least 1973. I don’t recall anyone “clamoring to invade a Middle Eastern country” in retaliation. For example, Saudi Arabia varies its production and has been producing at less-than-capacity for decades.
Indeed, businesses in general cut production. For example, when demand is low, auto makers shut in production by cutting back shifts.
“I’m wondering if there’s going to be outcry from the public? Probably not. There is plenty of property out there already leased that we don’t have to drill in fragile ecosystems such as the tundra and Alaska.”
[RWC] I don’t know Mr. Sainovich, so forgive me if I don’t buy the concern for “fragile ecosystems such as the tundra and Alaska.” Another local letter-writer today expressed concern for “the residents of the Midwest” regarding the Keystone XL pipeline. Why not let Alaskans and “the residents of the Midwest” make those calls?
“Gov. Corbett, it seems as though the goose’s golden egg is plated and not solid gold. Maybe gas companies should increase production to provide cheap energy and jobs, just take a financial hit for the good of the economy. That is what the governor has asked people to do with his proposed budget.”
[RWC] I don’t see the comparison. Gas companies invest and spend their own money. Government plays with our money.
How do we “take a financial hit for the good of the economy” with Mr. Corbett’s “proposed budget?” As a reminder, it is you and I who provide the money spent by government. When the government spends more money, that money comes from our paychecks, pension checks, et cetera, not from some benevolent alien.
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