Cost of converting entire U.S. to electric cars? Zero.

Re:Cost of converting entire U.S. to electric cars? Zero. by eru on Tuesday May 27, 2008 @02:01PM (#201237)

Instead of a subsidy for some specific thing - just tax the alternatives. It's far easier to get rid of taxes later on than to get rid of subsidies.

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Re:Cost of converting entire U.S. to electric cars? Zero. by anamax on Tuesday May 27, 2008 @02:55PM (#201294)

In this universe, we almost got rid of a tax to pay for the Spanish American war.

What taxes have been abolished in your universe?

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Re:Cost of converting entire U.S. to electric cars? Zero. by icky on Tuesday May 27, 2008 @04:54PM (#201397)

Well, someone has to keep us safe from Spain!

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Re:Cost of converting entire U.S. to electric cars? Zero. by eru on Tuesday May 27, 2008 @04:39PM (#201382)

That's a point, indeed.

But somehow I feel I aimed at something different in the original post. I can not point to it now, though.

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