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To: John Valentine; Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit

We buy our oil actually most from Canada


10 posted on 05/10/2007 4:30:09 AM PDT by Kaslin (Fred Thompson for President 2008)
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To: Kaslin; John Valentine

As John pointed out in post 9 Oil is fungible.

The only way to affect the price is to increase supply or reduce demand.

I am suggesting both - but that would require government meddling with the American market through a tax scheme.

It is neither unprecedented nor problematic if total revenue does not actually increase.

I will repeat my suggestion for a gas tax that can be written off from income taxes at year’s end. This way small businesses are not hurt and consumers can still decide for themselves. However the actual price at the pump would lead most to choose to burn less fuel i.e. fund fewer Russiand and Iranians.


13 posted on 05/10/2007 4:44:03 AM PDT by Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit (Everyone wants a simple answer; but sometimes there isn't a simple answer)
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