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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Katelew who wrote (252655)12/30/2007 3:39:08 PM
From: Bearcatbob  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Good response.

Subsidies will be necessary for development of alternate energy supplies. That said - there is no ROI yet - unless there is a huge subsidy.

Now - I think a tax of some sort on foreign oil would do the trick (trade laws may be problemmatic with this). Specifically the cost of oil should include the military cost associated with its supply. Now that would raise prices for the consumer - many of which cannot afford it. These people would have to be protected somehow. Also, other taxes would have to be lowered to balance the economic impact.

Then with higher energy prices - the market could determine which alternates advance.

Bob
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