07-18-2008, 10:51 PM | #41 |
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Do you call an efficient market one where the oil industry is subsidized by the american people, but we can't even extend the tax credit for solar power? An efficient market is one where there is an even playing field among the industries.
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09-23-2008, 11:39 PM | #42 |
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It appears the Democrats have surrendered. Barring another change, AP is reporting that they will let the offshore drilling ban expire next week.
I have a hard time believing Pelosi doesn't have something up her sleeve. We'll see.
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While many here will be euphoric with this news, the unborn generations just let out a collective groan.
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Honestly, if the unborn generations are born when offshore drilling is going on, why would they groan? The concept of offshore drilling would be foreign to them. As for Pelosi, she and Reid want to maintain control of both houses. Political expediency will always win out.
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Think where we'd be if in the late '70s during the last oil crisis we got serious about ending our dependence on oil? It's just like every time I look in the mirror and wonder what I'd look like if I'd stuck with my New Years' resolutions.
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The first step to begin ending our dependence on oil is get rid of our dependence on foreign oil. There really is no alternative to oil/coal until we find cleaner fuel. We could have been well on our way had Clinton given the okey dokey when he was in office - was it '96? I'd rather drill and use our oil while figuring out better energy.
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If the concern is sending money to Chavez, Putin, and the Sheiks, then the only solution is to replace oil with something else. Which reminds me, do you think $700 billion in research money could come up with a 100% clean fuel source? I'd bet an atomic bomb on it.
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I get teary just thinking of all the new subways, national parks, charter schools, R&D, school loans, arts funding, foreign aid, malaria/AIDS dollars . . .
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