Josh Shapiro promised he was a different kind of Democrat–that he would work with Republicans on important issues like the environment if elected Governor of Pennsylvania. In the end, Shapiro has turned out to be a dud–a do-nothing governor. We warned you during the campaign that should Shapiro get elected, he would (eventually) embrace the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) carbon tax, even though he made statements during the campaign that he doesn’t support it (see PA’s Shapiro Outright Lies About Position on RGGI Carbon Tax). In his very first proposed budget, Shapiro, while making no public statements about it, inserted a line item that assumes (counts on) Pennsylvania residents paying $600 million in RGGI carbon tax sales during the budget year of July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024 (see Coming Soon to PA – Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Energy Tax, aka RGGI). Shapiro is counting on RGGI money to help balance his bloated, pork-spending budget.
Josh Shapiro promised he was a different kind of Democrat–that he would work with Republicans on important issues like the environment if elected Governor of Pennsylvania. In the end, Shapiro has turned out to be a dud–a do-nothing governor. We warned you during the campaign that should Shapiro get elected, he would (eventually) embrace the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) carbon tax, even though he made statements during the campaign that he doesn’t support it (see 