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To: Joe NYC who wrote (204178)	9/28/2004 10:24:21 AM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1577883

Yes, what you say makes sense. I too used to be against taxing gas like they do in Europe, but maybe that is the best route. What if we used all the tax money from taxing gas to fund research into increasing fuel efficiency, tax credits to corporations and individuals for alternative fuel cars like hydrogen fuec cells and hybrid electric, etc. That would be one way to wean us off the oil dependency. However, I still think we should embargo the Middle East. You are right that this may simply be replaced by China and other countries purchasing more, but only to a limited extent. We need to fight Saudi funding of Wabihiist ideology worldwide with our own withdrawal of funding of the Saudi regime through a completed abolition of oil purchases from Saudi Arabia in particular and other countries in the Middle East more generally. The Middle East wasn't a danger to the rest of the world until they became wealthy. So let's destroy their wealth so they can't harm others with their export of terrorism.