DiscussWorldIssues - Socio-Economic Religion and Political Uncensored Debate - View Single Post - Tea Party: Throwing Free Trade Overboard?

**gardeniyas** · 11-14-2010, 05:03 PM

Even worse, I see a trend (Mainly in the "New" "Green" *ahem* "economy") towards CREATING "demand" (And even entire products to fill it) with the stroke of a legislative pen up in DC.

There's a thought that mandates are helpful, because they drive "growth" in certain sectors.

Instead, they're a distortion and a tax.. But they are very profitable (Because you can't avoid them) so, they keep coming up.. Over and over and over..

Shit like: "Ya know, if gas were just a million, zillion dollars a gallon.. THEN we'd get REAL growth in the Green Energy sector!"

Or: "Well, if you MANDATE that so much energy has to come from "Green" sources, then THAT will create investment (Because, like all taxes.. It's backed with an iron, fucking fist.. ) which will, in turn, create jobs and incomes.. (For us to tax)

This is dangerous..

It's like Pirate Captain "Greenbeard" is running loose up there.. Trying to rob everything in sight.

11-14-2010, 05:03 PM	#5
gardeniyas Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 566 Senior Member	Even worse, I see a trend (Mainly in the "New" "Green" ahem "economy") towards CREATING "demand" (And even entire products to fill it) with the stroke of a legislative pen up in DC. There's a thought that mandates are helpful, because they drive "growth" in certain sectors. Instead, they're a distortion and a tax.. But they are very profitable (Because you can't avoid them) so, they keep coming up.. Over and over and over.. Shit like: "Ya know, if gas were just a million, zillion dollars a gallon.. THEN we'd get REAL growth in the Green Energy sector!" Or: "Well, if you MANDATE that so much energy has to come from "Green" sources, then THAT will create investment (Because, like all taxes.. It's backed with an iron, fucking fist.. ) which will, in turn, create jobs and incomes.. (For us to tax) This is dangerous.. It's like Pirate Captain "Greenbeard" is running loose up there.. Trying to rob everything in sight.
	Quote