How about we try letting the market set the price in energy as in other commodities. It is efficient and apolitical. Alternative energy gets more interesting as the price of oil goes up doesn't it. It doesn't need tax money to support it when the market will do the job for less. And there are limited opportunities for graft and corruption. Vouchers - bah humbug, they are for socialists.
The feds should put a high tax on gasoline, to encourage conservation.
At the same time, tax monies collected from the gas tax should be used to reduce other tax rates.
But we know they'd never reduce a tax.
Right!
Explore 'pluto' NOW!
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