Quote of the Day: “A government which robs Peter to pay Paul, can always count on the support of Paul.” — George Bernard Shaw
I sent this letter to Congress using DownsizeDC.org's End Subsidies campaign:
Politicians moan about the “hard choices” needed to cut the budget, but there are plenty of easy cuts you could make. For instance . . .
* Congress looted taxpayers for $37 BILLION that went to energy companies in 2010: http://thedc.com/xYYgG8
* Billions even went to the Big 6 Oil firms that had profits of $148.7 billion: http://bit.ly/JULIKnI want you to cut all energy subsidies: oil, natural gas, nuclear, solar, wind, bio-fuels, all of it!
For-profit companies don't need my money. Stop picking my pocket. And stop picking my neighbors' pockets too.
Here are three more reasons…
* If you can't even make easy budget cuts like this, then financial disaster is certain.
* We won't know alternative energy is really viable until it can succeed without stealing my money.
* Subsidies inspire lobbying, which inspires corrupt mal-investments like Solyndra.Please learn from Germany's mistakes (http://thedc.com/xYYgG8)…
* Germany made massive investments in wind and solar, leading to…
* Electricity prices three times higher than what we pay, and yet…
* Wind and solar still can't compete, even with all the help.Restore natural free market prices. Permit more drilling. Stop stealing!
I deny you my consent for these subsidies. They are illegitimate. They are criminal. End them!
END LETTER
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