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To: mishedlo who wrote (7169)	5/27/2004 12:52:53 PM
From: yard_man	Respond to of 116555

You've got to be kidding, right?? >>What I think we need to do is subsidize production and guarantee paying a floor of $30. Oil subsidies is about the only subsidy I am in favor of. It's high time we become energy independent. <<

To: mishedlo who wrote (7169)	5/27/2004 1:27:57 PM
From: benwood	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

I think additional oil subsidies (roads, war, airlines being the most expensive I can think of at the moment) are about the worst possible reaction to this mess. Do we really need to have taxpayers on the hook for supporting the SUV/30-miles-from-work mentality that has grown up these past two decades?

To: mishedlo who wrote (7169)	5/27/2004 1:42:53 PM
From: yard_man	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

generally, speaking we are richer because of our participation in world markets -- including oil. Bush and his neocon buddies would like to run the world, I know -- but we stand to benefit a lot more by not pissing off everyone we don't agree with and INSTEAD -- agressively, unilaterally pursuing free trade at every oppty we get, IMO -- including fossil fuels or whatever we can buy cheaper on the world markets than produce ourselves. I don't hate the Saudia Arabians for making a dollar off of me. I like affordable gasoline.