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To: stockman_scott who wrote (250867)	5/30/2010 10:15:52 AM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

Excellent article, stockman.

To: stockman_scott who wrote (250867)	5/30/2010 10:21:57 AM
From: patron_anejo_por_favor	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

A carbon tax is NOT the "essential first step" for getting off oil. Coal is one of the most readily available energy sources we have after oil, as is natty gas. And <gasp> they both contain carbon. So you tax the solution? Not too bright, the only way that makes sense is if your trying to create a financial framework that your meat puppet masters can easily control (and of course profit from). No way I trust the squid to run the US energy allocation system, NFW. A tax on petroleum would accomplish most of the same objectives without any of the blowback. It would be simpler and easier to understand (and therefore more likely to be politically palatable to the beleaguered J6P's out there).