[Rhodes22-list] Herb said, ".... (Big Al, Political, but)
Herb Parsons
hparsons at parsonsys.com
Thu Mar 27 12:34:30 EDT 2008
Dang. I hate it when I have a senior moment.
That should have been "one time 100% income tax abatement (", not "one
time 100% income ("
Herb Parsons wrote:
> I realized I was over-simplifying, but let me see if I understand this.
>
> You're saying that if we "take" too much of the profits from those evil
> oil companies, they may reach a tipping point where they may decide to
> gather their marbles and play elsewhere?
>
> As soon as those evil oil companies made that business decision,
> couldn't we just force them to stay in the US?
>
> Don't they have a name for that?
>
> You know, if people were serious about wanting to encourage "alternate
> energy sources", there are ways to do it within the free enterprise
> system without trying to take money away from a business.
>
> Here's a wild thought - a one time 100% income (personal, not corporate)
> for any individual purchasing a hybrid car.
>
> Wanna take bets on how many much demand there would be?
>
> If you really want to get creative, announce it two years in advance,
> and give the auto companies a chance to ramp up.
>
>
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