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To: RetiredNow who wrote (4988)	2/15/2009 1:21:18 PM
From: Hawkmoon	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86356

I thought you were a big believer in the free market and now you are saying the market is wrong? How is a 30% tax credit/grant representative of a "free market"? How will providing $3-7K in tax credits for buying PHEV vehicles representative of a "free market"? Will they eventually offer tax credits on the replacement battery packs? As I've told you previously, I'm a pragmtist, not an ideologue. IOW, I'm a believer in whatever works best for the least expense, or provides the greatest benefit for the cost. That naturally makes me more of a believer in free markets, but not to the extent that it chokes off economic competition in favor of MORE expensive alternatives. Did you ever take a moment to think and reflect that your addiction to non-reliable AND MORE EXPENSIVE alternative fuel/energy production might be inhibiting the forces of progress towards a viable and long-term domestic energy strategy? From what I can see, you're playing directly into the hands of those powers that would like to keep us tied to an expensive and limited (thereby controllable) resource, whereas I am focused upon navigating the most direct path to a hydrogen based economy (with or without fuel cells), or algal based biofuel economy. I would be happy with either result because it means American dollars stay at home, not going to support some dictatorship or monarchy that doesn't share any of our values. Hawk