tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post4061621912620687828..comments2024-03-06T06:34:42.881-05:00Comments on EconoSpeak: Obama's Oil SpeechUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-20053132942013777812011-04-04T19:08:05.360-04:002011-04-04T19:08:05.360-04:00Government should not operate as a private corpora...Government should not operate as a private corporation nor on behalf of private corporations. Why would the only legitimate source of legal tender seek a monetary profit? Taxes exist to limit and control demand/consumption. It is simple once you let go of the religious fixation on money having intrinsic value and see it as the accounting unit that it is. The "money supply" is infinite and totally dependent upon government for its value. If the tax man says to pay your taxes in cow's ears then you do that or go to jail. Cow's ears would then be money. Government is _NOT_ a business. Sane contemporary governments demand payment in government script so that the ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE government has legitimate control over the economy.truckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04972946226342199096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-14668671858236633562011-04-02T11:36:50.395-04:002011-04-02T11:36:50.395-04:00Government has been operating like a private corpo...Government has been operating like a private corporation. What is it likely to do when carbon taxes become their 'fix'?Myrtle Blackwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07427043367624101075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-82895627930620961952011-04-02T00:01:51.722-04:002011-04-02T00:01:51.722-04:00If a tax is applied to hydrocarbons it may not mat...If a tax is applied to hydrocarbons it may not matter where the tax is applied. Regardless of how the tax is levied it would seem that the rentier will bear the tax most heavily. A tax at the pump, for instance, will reduce the amount that can be paid for royalties and still produce a profit. Until the tax exceeds the economic rent flowing into idle hands, the "Texas Oil Man" and the Saudis will eat most of the tax. And if the tax is refunded equally to all registered voters then we would probably increase the voter rolls and have a lot better government as well as a lot cleaner air. It smacks of Geoism and Georgism and is economically desirable above all other forms of taxation excepting true "sin" taxes (where sin is that which is harmful to the society at large). Come to think of it, a tax on carbon _IS_ a sin tax.truckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04972946226342199096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900303239154048192.post-36887389188956217292011-03-31T09:51:29.247-04:002011-03-31T09:51:29.247-04:00If only this dream would come true, Peter. Behind...If only this dream would come true, Peter. Behind this idea, like many other valuable ones, is the concept of a government that works with and for the people.<br /><br />"We are happy to see anyone anywhere move out of poverty and into a more comfortable lifestyle, but we should also recognize that this means they will be able to afford to buy more cars, heat their houses to a more comfortable temperature and in general use more energy..."<br /><br />Can't help but think of the large number of poor Australian households that use far more energy per capita than wealthier families. Poor households that spend far more on a range of unnecessary (and easily avoidable) consumer products than those that are better off.<br /><br />A way of life begins in the mind. A consumerist outlook could be viewed as one of disempowerment. An active reliance of sustenance and confirmation from outside of oneself.Myrtle Blackwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07427043367624101075noreply@blogger.com