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bananas

(27,509 posts) Fri Apr 20, 2012, 01:58 AM Apr 2012

"I read the bill." Susan Bucher stood alone against making taxpayers fund not-yet-built nuclear plan

Her comment "I read the bill" seemed to make this really appropriate for the "Good Reads" forum.

http://www.tampabay.com/news/article1220470.ece

Susan Bucher stood alone against making taxpayers fund not-yet-built nuclear plants

By Ivan Penn, Times Staff Writer
In Print: Sunday, March 18, 2012

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Why did you vote against the legislation that requires customers to pay in advance for construction of nuclear plants?

I read the bill. That's why. To me it was the wrong direction to go, to have a private company use the taxpayers as a piggy bank. If you can't afford to operate your business, perhaps you shouldn't be in it.

So, are you saying other legislators did not read the bill?

They didn't want to. I think everybody was like, ''it was way too many pages.'' The bill was a big bill.

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How did you know?

I used to work for a utility company in California … as a planner and as a public relations person for our nuclear power plant in San Clemente. You could envision that's exactly what would happen.

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Susan Bucher

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"I read the bill." Susan Bucher stood alone against making taxpayers fund not-yet-built nuclear plan (Original Post) bananas Apr 2012 OP

So you're not suppose to pass the bill first so people can find out what's in it ? n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2012 #1

What is unbelievable is that avebury Apr 2012 #2

Was this signed into law under Jeb Bush and if avebury Apr 2012 #3

This is the second go-round for the nuclear industry using this strategy. kristopher Apr 2012 #4

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

1. So you're not suppose to pass the bill first so people can find out what's in it ? n/t

Reply to bananas (Original post)

Fri Apr 20, 2012, 02:06 AM

Apr 2012

avebury

(10,952 posts)

2. What is unbelievable is that

Reply to bananas (Original post)

Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:57 AM

Apr 2012

if the utility company does not end up building the nuclear power plant the are not required to refund the money back to their customers.

If that is the way Florida's legislature operates I don't understand why so many people retire there.

avebury

(10,952 posts)

3. Was this signed into law under Jeb Bush and if

Reply to bananas (Original post)

Fri Apr 20, 2012, 07:12 AM

Apr 2012

so could this come back to haunt him if he decides to run for President?

kristopher

(29,798 posts)

4. This is the second go-round for the nuclear industry using this strategy.

Reply to avebury (Reply #3)

Sat Apr 21, 2012, 07:16 PM

Apr 2012

They also used it in the late 60s thru the 80s and it was a disaster.

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