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To: Sully- who wrote (56525)	3/27/2007 9:48:14 AM
From: mph	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

The whole notion of a Pigovian tax runs counter to the uber liberal premises for taxing and spending. Why not apply the notion to farmers, for example? Tax dollars paid by others are returned to the farmers in the form of subsidies. If a Pigovian-like approach were applied, they'd have to reap what they sowed, so to speak, and not be the functional equivalent of a motorist who pays too little for gas and causes the rest of the world to bear the expense of his greenhouse emissions. But oh no, we can't touch the subsidies. Dems might lose some votes<g>