Good artist copy; great artists steal. Det har i mange år været mantraet for Apples CEO Steve Jobs, så mon ikke også, at det virker på denne blog? Hermed en viderbringelse af et læserbrev fra Café Hayek:
Barack Obama proposes to deal with rising gasoline prices by giving a $1,000 “emergency rebate” to consumers – a rebate to be paid for by taxing the so-called “windfall profits” of oil producers (”Obama pitches $1,000 energy rebate checks,” August 2).
In other words, a critical part of Sen. Obama’s strategy for reigning in high gasoline prices is to subsidize gasoline consumption and more heavily tax its production. This plan – which increases the demand for gasoline and reduces its supply – makes as much sense as trying to put out a fire by dowsing it with jet fuel.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
