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Originally Posted by f0ca1
Of course not. That's why you voted for Bush, who presided over the exponential increase in energy costs.
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Sorry, but didn't vote for him, don't support him or his policies.
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Right, we should invest in Oil Companies. They're really doing us a favor by reaping maximum profits and keeping us addicted.
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You act like there is a monopoly in the market.
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It needs to raise taxes and cut spending to balance the budget, but that's beside the point.
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Perhaps, but that doesn't mean that they can continue with taxation that is more than what is necessary after they have made up for their previous failures.
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Why should it essentially subsidize one business, that just happens to be the most profitable ever?
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Tax breaks =/= subsidies
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But do you support artificially boosting energy companies?
Do you not see how higher prices encourage investment in renewable, sustainable, fuels?
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I see how what you are saying would work, but until the market sees investments in alternative energy as economically viable when compared to the price of oil, it shouldn't happen.