Comment Re:Running the numbers... (Score 1) 574
I'm fine raising the price of gas to a natural level (no subsidies). Oil companies don't need the welfare anymore. Subsidies in general bug me. Once they are in place they never go away. Modest tariffs to add a little friction at the borders is also a good thing if you ask me, it make it harder for big companies to arbitrage the labor supply.
I'd rather see funding in general come from taxing the top 5-10% more, especially the top 0.1%. Even independent of adding solar panels I would like to see the top income brackets taxed much more, with the funding going to infrastructure and education. I'd also like to see military funding rolled back, which is more practical if we manage to become less dependent on unstable countries for our energy needs.
What was your point again?