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What's the U.S.'s Energy Policy?

Energy Policy is clear, the quesiton is how you spin it.

So called increase tax on traditional fossil fuel is merely a move away from subsidizing these forms of energy and moving towards subsidizing others (e.g. DOE grants and loan programs for alternative fuels).

Traditional fossil fuels have benefitted from billions in subsidies from the US govt (Did we ever call this socialism?). The move from traditional to alternative fuel subsidies has really nothing to do with "global warming" per se. Global Warming is not relevant to the new energy policy as much as clean air, water, and price stablization. The introduction of alternate fuels (albeit at a snails pace) is intended to bring competetiveness and an attempt to level the geopolitical energy playing field.

Call it socialism, call it Carbon Cap, call it a bad idea, good idea. There is clearly a policy there. Many don't agree with it. Quite frankly I think many don't understand it. As with most things, generally those that don't understand it or agree with it stand most to lose by it; those that stand most to lose by it, don't understand it. Those who lives might be impacted by it, don't agree with it.

If only this whole paradigm could be as simple as the ole tv tube being replaced by HD....of course I want a cleaner clearer picture of the world...