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To: combjelly who wrote (324174)	2/1/2007 5:28:50 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576465

their energy costs are higher because of taxes and regulations

To: combjelly who wrote (324174)	2/1/2007 5:47:04 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576465

If they already impose a handicap (by having high energy taxes), that doesn't mean that "leveling the playing field" by imposing an equivalent handicap on ourselves, isn't imposing a handicap on ourselves. Also many of these countries do import cheap oil from the ME. They handicap themselves by taxes, but presumably that money isn't a 100% dead weight loss. If we strive to not import any oil, and use more expensive energy from the US, then the additional cost is a dead weight loss.