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(#1)...Except for the fact that "War on Terror" add-on of $1.50 on a gallon of gas should NOT have been a tax that fills the coffers of the US government but should have been deposited in a special fund which would have been depleted ONLY through offering commercial incentives to manufacturers and USERS of fuel efficient vehicles and technology. Not a penny used for the general obligations of the government. Actually, the "tax" should have been higher ($2.50 to $3.00) and a system where the drivers of Excursions and other gas-guzzlers should have been penalized, and purchasers of hybrid and electrical vehicles GREATLY helped via substantial rebates...
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Food for thought on when government attempts to choose 'winners' and 'losers' and goes against the free market system.
Secret report: biofuel caused food crisis:
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Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% - far more than previously estimated - according to a confidential World Bank report obtained by the Guardian.
The damning unpublished assessment is based on the most detailed analysis of the crisis so far, carried out by an internationally-respected economist at global financial body.
The figure emphatically contradicts the US government's claims that plant-derived fuels contribute less than 3% to food-price rises. It will add to pressure on governments in Washington and across Europe, which have turned to plant-derived fuels to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and reduce their dependence on imported oil...
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