[Rhodes22-list] Herb said, ".... (Big Al, Political, but)

[Brad Haslett]

Herb,

Sometimes these problems are very simple to solve but no politician from
either party has the balls or lack of BS to do it!  Give people a choice -
all foreign oil will be taxed such that the consumer cost is $6-7 per gallon
of gasoline.  Domestic US oil is tax free.  You'd hear the cry go around the
nation immediately! Drill ANWAR! Drill the coasts!  Convert coal to oil!
Screw the enviro-whackos! But no, politicians play along with the idea that
oil is a "right" and some even suggest confiscating "excess profits" from
oil companies.  Meanwhile, we support thuggery and Islamic terrorists all
the while listening to pols who proclaim they can produce something for
nothing. American voters play along like stupid little children.

Just once I'd love to hear a real leadership speech on energy.  I could give
one in less than 60 seconds: "Fellow Americans, the "easy" oil has been
distributed across the planet unevenly, and mostly in places unfriendly the
US.  We can drill for the known reserves off our coasts and in Alaska, or we
can compete with China and India on the world market. We can artifically
inflate the price of hydrocarbons to spur  alternative developments, or we
can take drastic conservation measures. What we can't do is change
geopolitical and geophysical reality via empty promises.  You're all adults,
pick which way you want to go or STFU".

Brad


On 3/27/08, Herb Parsons <hparsons at parsonsys.com> wrote:
>
> 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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