[Adam-ondi-Ahman]

The Governor is right and your assumption is wrong. you missed the big point. If the "record profit" gas company can make more money in GA then there will be much more supply in GA. The problems of shortages will be in the surrounding states, until they cut there taxes.

In economics the golden rule is there is no good tax. Just some are not as bad as others.

Ok, Quick Shot, I'll give you that. I'm all for reduced taxes, though some are necessary for public goods. What some of us foresee is that the desired results won't happen. Prices will be just as high, just that the private sector will have the money. True, it will allow new supplies from other areas to come in, but overall in this country we have a lower supply than we had prior to Katrina (unless we import, but that will be more expensive since the gas companies overseas can sell their gas for more in Europe than here).

[Quick Shot]

"What some of us foresee is that the desired results won't happen."

That's where I have a problem that we must have a group of closet liberals on this forum that think it is best if the government regulates and taxes the hell out of it. And everything will be Utopian. The companies will not increase supply because the demand has been reduced so the only one that will profit and benefit is the government. This is wrong. Get the government out of the way.....