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January 06, 2008
Regulation
West Hawk is discussing oil and geopolitics and asks "Could the U.S. walk away from the Persian Gulf?" It seems as if American society has finally reached a political consensus on the urgency of energy security. December's energy bill that President Bush signed into law contained a government mandate to sharply increase the fuel mileage requirement for new cars and light trucks sold in the country. Today, this new mandate seems uncontroversial. Yet for several decades previously its adoption was prevented by free-market arguments from the political right and opposition from Michigan-based labor unions and supporting politicians on the left. All such objections have now been swept away.Yep. Those pesky free marketeers have been vanquished. People will have to start doing what is good for them. Unquestioned obedience to the government mandates will be required. Comply or else. What needs to be done is the nationalization of the oil, steel, car, computer, and all other industries, plus all the citizens. But we don't have to nationalize them by ownership. It can be done by regulation. The National Socialist way. Sound familiar? Bueller? Any one? H/T Instapundit Cross Posted at Power and Control posted by Simon on 01.06.08 at 03:02 PM |
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