Yes, we can.

[scaeagles]

I believe that government intereference in business is usullay not a good idea - and that is whether we're talking about windfall profits taxes or subsidies.

What Alex is suggesting is basically a government funded loan program with performance benchmarks to determine what, if anything, must be paid back. Not a bad idea in general, but I fear the bureaucracy that would accompany such a thing.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

I believe that government intereference in business is usullay not a good idea - and that is whether we're talking about windfall profits taxes or subsidies.

What Alex is suggesting is basically a government funded loan program with performance benchmarks to determine what, if anything, must be paid back. Not a bad idea in general, but I fear the bureaucracy that would accompany such a thing.

He's not proposing it, he's describing what's already happened. The oil companies got where they are with assistance from our taxes, they owe a portion of that back.