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Old 10-20-2008, 01:25 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aceventura3 View Post
Don't dispute that there are costs. The question is more along the lines of understanding the trade-offs. We could shut down all coal power plants today, but do we want too? As Obama constantly talks about "taxing the rich", isn't this going to be a "tax" on every American - a regressive "tax"? I guess he can socialize the system and make sure every American has a certain portion of energy at no costs - except for the "rich" of course.
I tnink Obama wants to enforce the law (rather than skirt the law) which requires reducing emissions in a reasonable and measured manner by most accounts.

First time I ever heard it referred to as "socializing the sytem" but I guess thats the buzzword of the day.
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