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Old 06-29-2009, 11:46 AM   #22 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by dksuddeth View Post
any time a new regulation, rule, fee, or plan implementation gets charged to a company, that cost is passed on to the consumer, ALWAYS. As far as I'm concerned, if the government adds a charge to a business plan or product that gets passed on to me, thats a tax. It would be a tax whether a republican or democrat was in office.
dk...can you point me to any credible sources that measure the direct (or indirect) tax implications on consumers of the environmental regulations of the 70s....the clean water act, safe drinking water act, clean air act, solid waste disposal act, toxic substances control act....
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