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Board Member California ARB,

Unemployment in California is the second-highest in the country.
Over 2 million people are out of work. The last thing we need is a
regulation that will kill even more jobs.

Please consider this before voting to adopt a flawed cap and trade
rule that will force companies to pay for up to 10% of what would
otherwise have been free emissions allowances.  This multi-billion
dollar tax will lead to lost jobs and the flight of businesses and
revenues to other states.  

The other western states that were expected to adopt cap and trade
policies have abandoned them in order to protect jobs and their
economies. The federal government has likewise determined the
economy cannot afford the cost of this new emissions tax.

If California insists on going it alone we should do everything
possible to minimize the negative impacts of a California-only cap
and trade program on our businesses and workers.   This means
rejecting proposals like the 10% "haircut" on emissions
allowances.

Save our jobs, save California's economy - say NO to cap and trade
taxes.

Sincerely,

Wade Lestage
659 E Claiborne Dr
Long Beach, CA 90807