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[kandrathe]

Of course, you could build into an environmental policy a credit for being poor, offset by more substantial contributions by the wealthy.

But, then, that would be socialism.

-Jester

Ah, more blood from the same old working class stones. There is a limit, which results in an economic depression. When you say "substantial contributions by the wealthy", I still don't see how the wealthy contribute currently.

I can't see how liberals can support burning food (corn) for fuel (ethanol). What's next, burning our clothes for heat? Isn't the big veggie movement based partly on the inefficiencies of using grain to feed cattle? Why would they then support converting corn into ethanol, which consumes 1.25 times the fossil fuels to produce the same energy value of the fossil fuel it replaces. Pretty stupid if you ask me. The support for this failed over subsidized policy is all political, and not based on good science, good economics or common sense. In fact, if you ask folks who own large refineries why they are not building more, they would tell you that it makes no sense since the political will is to legislate another 25% increase in ethanol mandates. So when you consider that for every gallon of ethanol burnt results in 1.25 gallons of petroleum burnt you can see why the big oil companies are laughing their way to the bank.