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Re: Research Tax
I can see where you are coming from on that, and I agree that a tax would not benefit the cause now that I've looked at your and elgin's discussions. However, I would like to present an idea on the Alaska issue: I think that this wouldn't benefit the "better gas" issue that the starter of this thread is heading for. It would merely be a temporary fix: when the oil in Alaska dries up, prices will go up again as per necessity of foreign oil, and we'll no longer have Alaska to depend on. We'll also spend time building plants and transporting equipment while gas prices rise. I think it comes down to the simplest idea: public support of research. People didn't support civil rights movements until civil rights movements put a dent in public image. It takes that sort of action to spur public to action, and if we want any kind of "gas price" solution, I think the country has to think of something besides a day of no gas purchase.
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