"Jay Honeck" wrote in message ups.com...
Not exactly - everyone needs to get used to $6.00 a gallon gas, then the alternative energy possibilities will be
cost
competitive. Providing subsidies or tax incentives or old military bases to the oil companies simply puts off the
free
market solution.

There is no "free market" here with regard to the construction of
refineries.

In fact, the removal of onerous legislative barriers -- which is what
this bill attempts (and fails, BTW) to do -- will once again allow the
free market to prevail.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"


I read that the proposal was the gov't was going to basically give away some old "military bases" to build refineries
on, if that is not a subsidy then nothing is. If you look at the true cost of an oil based economy; maintenance of
roads, keeping air breathable, water drinkable, soil growable, then the rules and regs that the oil companies currently
operate under are more than lenient enough. If you want to go back the old black skies Pittsburg steel mill balls to the
wall screw the environment way of doing business, then you might as well go to China. I personally want the USA to stay
nice for my kids. 'Free Market' business needs to be held accountable. I imagine you keep the sheets clean at the
Alexis, no? Well unfortunately someone needs to make sure the sheets stay clean down at the old refinery also....