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Old 12-04-2013, 04:13 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Every time I read about VT, it seems better and better. Thanks Bernie Sanders!

I would love for these subsidiaries to end, but getting anything through the system seems a long shot right now. House swings one way, senate swings another. I've seen a lot of good bills come out of the house lately and never even get through the Senate/Vice Versa.

This old(er) article from Forbes sums it up:

The Surprising Reason That Oil Subsidies Persist: Even Liberals Love Them - Forbes

Red tape leads to red tape which leads to red tape
That is a good article. And I can see how it is hard to get rid of the subsidies. It may not be a great idea to possibly run off people who are employing us.
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I think you missed the point I was trying to make, which is that it's not rational to do either speed or fuel economy mods for economic reasons. You do it as a form of recreation, for the fun and for the challenge.
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