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Politics : Foreign Policy Discussion Thread
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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (1418)1/1/2003 9:44:30 PM
From: American Spirit  Read Replies (1) of 15987
 
Correct what you say. "So for an alternative energy industry to be created, there will have to be some profit in forsaking the current system and building a new one. And it will likely take considerable subsidization as well"

Bush wants 11 billion in subsidies for big oil contributors to drill every last bit of our wilds. Take that money plus the useless SDI deployment money, another 5 billion and you've got a nice start for a Marshall Plan to make hydrogen and other renewables more clean, efficient and deliverable. Also save money with no more Gulf wars and sue that money.

By now most Americans realize that Arab oil is a lot more expensive that $32 a barrel. Add in the defense costs, terrorism and everything else and we're talking a huge price. Even Bush and Gingrich admit hydrogen is the future. Trouble is, the Republicans wont do anything about it until the Big Oil Ticket is out of office. Then everyone can join in. As for ANWAR, we can make up for whatever the potential supplies there are (they're top secret so who knows?) in other ways, including efficiency and conservation, even if that means taxing gas guzzlers. The carrot and the stick approach works. And once it's up and running everyone will get used to it and join in. The Europeans are already well on their way to this goal, way ahead of us.
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