Bob Filner: “I have heard it said never has so much money been transferred from so many people to so few in so short a time. We are…”

“I have heard it said never has so much money been transferred from so many people to so few in so short a time. We are being killed by the prices. The Federal Government must act or the whole economy is threatened. It is these same corporations that control this that have prevented real research and development and implementation of alternative sources of energy because they cannot control those sources. It is decentralized and one that is out of their power. So through photovoltaic and solar sales and wind power, we can in fact have energy sufficiency and independence without relying on these corporations; and we have to move in that direction. Yet this President not only does not do anything for California in his plan, but in his budget cuts research into alternative energy sources and cuts conservation programs. What is he doing for us. I cannot figure out whether it is a political attack, one out of ignorance or just plain, hey, my friends in Texas are telling me what to do and I am just going to do it.”