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Originally Posted by opentocomments
I personally think gas prices will drive themselves up with out any help but why is it that the state is currently discussing legislation about gasoline subsidies? Personally I am a libertarian and support ron paul thats why i think we should tax things we don't like rather then things we do. I don't like gasoline, cigarettes, booze, imported goods, ect... therefore i think those kind of goods should be taxed more then other goods. Libertarians and ron paul himself are most adamately opposed to federal income tax and the IRS so if you want to nit pick and dance around the actually point like a good politition then good for you get into politics but i'd rather hear some valid imput.
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I don't think you grasp the whole 'Libertarian' philosophy as it relates to public behavior.
Its not about taxing things you don't like as a way to get rid of them or change behavior. Thats pretty much as anti-libertarian as you can get.
But I am against attempting to engineer the populations behavior by artificially raising prices in order to change behavior on anything, especially energy.
There are valid reasons to not be dependent on forigen oil, but this sort of thing will hurt us more than them. Its not like the market will dry up around the world because we use a little less gasoline. On the other hand it will directly hurt our citizens, in both prices for goods and their ability to work.