http://www.freedom24.org/rationalpost/2008/03/25/speculations-on-an-oil-tariff/ a collection of essays and articles on the science of everyday life Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:02:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.freedom24.org/rationalpost/2008/03/25/speculations-on-an-oil-tariff/comment-page-1/#comment-428 Aylmer Morgan Sun, 28 Dec 2008 18:58:17 +0000 http://www.freedom24.org/rationalpost/2008/03/25/speculations-on-a-25-oil-tariff/#comment-428 I was a true believer in Free to Choose and Monetarism when this was useful, however the times change and the result of hands off economics as it is currently manifest appears to be exportation of our industrial base. From this result I would be happy to see the USA try something else such as strong protectionism designed at the onset to protect and support our friends and nations we are building and to build tariff walls against countries which can be shown to have supported policies which do us harm. I hope that access to the great amount of gold and treasure transfered from our country to other countries could be a transforming force for those who are our friends and an overwhelming force against those who wish us harm. Oil seems the logical starting point for imposing tarriff. I remember capping of wells during the Carter imposed windfall profits tax against our own producers and if we keep our hands off the producers in our own country I would predict the return of normal supply in a few years. The slow transformation of our power grid to sustainable fuel sources would likely occur as well as improvements in economy. The utopian vision of the 1980s was met and like all utopias declined into disutopia. If I could pose a question to Milton Friedman it would be, "why do you have to win in a zero sum game." The answer I would choose is; " if you don't someone else will." Not an improvement of Orwell's equaller than others just a restatement. I was a true believer in Free to Choose and Monetarism when this was useful, however the times change and the result of hands off economics as it is currently manifest appears to be exportation of our industrial base. From this result I would be happy to see the USA try something else such as strong protectionism designed at the onset to protect and support our friends and nations we are building and to build tariff walls against countries which can be shown to have supported policies which do us harm. I hope that access to the great amount of gold and treasure transfered from our country to other countries could be a transforming force for those who are our friends and an overwhelming force against those who wish us harm. Oil seems the logical starting point for imposing tarriff. I remember capping of wells during the Carter imposed windfall profits tax against our own producers and if we keep our hands off the producers in our own country I would predict the return of normal supply in a few years. The slow transformation of our power grid to sustainable fuel sources would likely occur as well as improvements in economy. The utopian vision of the 1980s was met and like all utopias declined into disutopia.
If I could pose a question to Milton Friedman it would be, “why do you have to win in a zero sum game.”
The answer I would choose is; ” if you don’t someone else will.” Not an improvement of Orwell’s equaller than others just a restatement.

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