Posted on 01/02/2013 3:27:54 PM PST by Former Proud Canadian
Wondering why rail traffic has been somewhat surprisingly consistent despite uncertainty? Concerned at government's tenticular reach into each and every aspect of our lives? This somewhat stunning anecdotal report from OilPrice.com might shed some light:
A cargo train filled with biofuels crossed the border between the US and Canada 24 times between the 15th of June and the 28th of June 2010; not once did it unload its cargo, yet it still earned millions of dollars... The companies “made several million dollars importing and exporting the fuel to exploit a loophole in a U.S. green energy program.” Each time the loaded train crossed the border the cargo earned its owner a certain amount of Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs), which were awarded by the US EPA to “promote and track production and importation of renewable fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel.”
We suggest this is merely yet another unintended consequence (just as we noted here) and perverted incentive of central planning and an all encroaching government.
Via James Burgess of OilPrice.com,
(Excerpt) Read more at zerohedge.com ...
Good gig if you can get it...
Just the tip of the iceberg.
No kidding.
btt
Agreed. I'd just go after the politicians first. Whether this was an 'innocent mistake', or intentional crafting of the law to provide kickbacks to the politician's buddy - I don't know. The primary issue is that our government is involving themselves in programs that they have no Constitutional business to be touching.
Unfortunately, this graft is so ingrained in Washington D.C., that it will probably require an asteroid to flatten the place to change anything...
Wouldn't want that to happen. I'd hate to lose the contents of the Smithsonian and the Library of Congress...
BIOVERSEL TRADING, INC.
Registered Agent: Nowels, Felicia L.
106 E. College Ave., Ste. 1200
C/o Akerman Senterfitt
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Felicia Leborgne Nowels is Board Certified in International law, and focuses her practice on international trade and customs law. Felicia assists domestic and foreign companies with cross border movement of goods and services.
http://www.akerman.com/bios/bio.asp?id=723
Obama fundraisers who work for law firms that lobby and share the fees include:
•Allan Katz, a Florida lawyer who chairs the government relations practice of Akerman Senterfitt. The firm took in $3.6 million for Washington lobbying last year, according to public records compiled by the non-partisan Center for Responsive Politics. The firm touts on its website “an enviable level of access” for clients.
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-04-15-obama_N.htm
U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Portugal
President Barack Obama nominated Allan J. Katz of Florida, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Portuguese Republic in November 2009. The nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in March 2010.
http://portugal.usembassy.gov/ambassador2.html
Youse gotta prollem wit Da Crony States of America, peasant?
Once Da Boss gets da guns away from youse, wese’ll teach ya ta back-talk.
There you go. You get to “enjoy” four more years of this.
from a distance. I live in Calgary
Good point. There are a couple of good things in that town. And out of the 500+ members of Congress, I bet there are at least a half dozen honest ones... Maybe...
Growing up in western New York, I knew many Canadians who'd moved here to find work in the sixties when there was none in Ontario. Funny. Doesn't happen anymore.
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