tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post7178510973134662784..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: This is what balancing the US budget without raising taxes would look likebyron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-26808277683541434812011-05-16T14:20:47.785+01:002011-05-16T14:20:47.785+01:00Fossil fuel subsidies.<a href="http://stephenleahy.net/2011/05/13/fossil-fuel-industry-kings-of-corporate-welfare/" rel="nofollow">Fossil fuel subsidies</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-55485082703211426562011-04-02T00:15:00.819+01:002011-04-02T00:15:00.819+01:002/3rds of US companies pay no federal income tax. ...<a href="http://www.alternet.org/economy/150387/2_3rds_of_us_corporations_pay_zero_federal_taxes%3A_us_uncut_movement_builds_to_make_them_pay_up/" rel="nofollow">2/3rds of US companies pay no federal income tax</a>. Why is there a deficit again?byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-38964952381212213442011-03-02T16:03:54.116+00:002011-03-02T16:03:54.116+00:00Costs and cuts - some comparisons.<a href="http://initforthegold.blogspot.com/2011/03/havent-given-up-on-climate.html" rel="nofollow">Costs and cuts</a> - some comparisons.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-79648536874575440352011-02-18T23:52:16.985+00:002011-02-18T23:52:16.985+00:00Interesting graph of US federal spending on energy...<a href="http://climatecrocks.com/2011/02/14/graphs-of-the-day-energy-r-and-d-in-the-federal-budget/" rel="nofollow">Interesting graph</a> of US federal spending on energy R&D over time.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-35704065260864126782010-12-23T00:17:03.377+00:002010-12-23T00:17:03.377+00:00Cutting stupid subsidies (such as corn ethanol, wh...Cutting stupid subsidies (such as corn ethanol, which takes more oil energy to grow than it replaces), could save billions (only a small dent, but an obvious move, yet it is still <a href="http://news.mongabay.com/2010/1221-morgan-ethanol_subsidies.html" rel="nofollow">resisted by vested interests</a>).byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-58509527730107214902010-09-23T10:32:47.989+01:002010-09-23T10:32:47.989+01:00A third way to deal with the deficit, which I beli...A third way to deal with the deficit, which I believe they are trying, is floating the currency (i.e. printing more money).<br /><br />Never forget, the American Revolution was started over a very moderate and perfectly reasonable tax increase.Luke Collingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04498350538681167955noreply@blogger.com