http://chattahbox.com/world/2009/09/20/white-house-eyeing-phasing-out-of-fossil-fuel-subsidies/ When There's News, Get Ready For Lots Of Chattah! Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:22:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://chattahbox.com/world/2009/09/20/white-house-eyeing-phasing-out-of-fossil-fuel-subsidies/comment-page-1/#comment-35797 | Draft Opinions Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:29:16 +0000 http://chattahbox.com/?p=9627#comment-35797 [...] ChattahBox “White House Eyeing Phasing Out of Fossil Fuel Subsidies” [...] [...] ChattahBox “White House Eyeing Phasing Out of Fossil Fuel Subsidies” [...]

]]> http://chattahbox.com/world/2009/09/20/white-house-eyeing-phasing-out-of-fossil-fuel-subsidies/comment-page-1/#comment-34708 SacramentoE85 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:22:47 +0000 http://chattahbox.com/?p=9627#comment-34708 This is a significant direct subsidy, while other much larger "hidden" subsidies exist. Tax breaks, research grants, and especially military protection of foreign oil sources and shipping lanes represent $100 millions ANNUALLY for petroleum. If we were to remove those, the actual pump price of gasoline would surge to over $10 per gallon, as the oil companies would have to take on their own business expenses instead of raiding our weekly paycheck withholding taxes. This is a significant direct subsidy, while other much larger “hidden” subsidies exist. Tax breaks, research grants, and especially military protection of foreign oil sources and shipping lanes represent $100 millions ANNUALLY for petroleum. If we were to remove those, the actual pump price of gasoline would surge to over $10 per gallon, as the oil companies would have to take on their own business expenses instead of raiding our weekly paycheck withholding taxes.

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]]> http://chattahbox.com/world/2009/09/20/white-house-eyeing-phasing-out-of-fossil-fuel-subsidies/comment-page-1/#comment-34651 US govt considers phasing out fossil fuel subsidies « nuclear-news Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:57:30 +0000 http://chattahbox.com/?p=9627#comment-34651 [...] White House Eyeing Phasing Out of Fossil Fuel Subsidies | ChattahBox News Blog [...] [...] White House Eyeing Phasing Out of Fossil Fuel Subsidies | ChattahBox News Blog [...]

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