Archive for October, 2008

Taxing Oil

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

David Frum floats an interesting idea – a standby tax on oil: The one (and probably only) thing that will promote a shift away from oil is an excise tax to ensure that the price of oil remains at or above $65 a barrel. If oil falls below that figure, the tax kicks in: $1 […]

A Second Chance this Election Day

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

Did you vote for Bush in 2004, and later regret that vote? Considering how low Bush’s approval ratings are, there must be at least a few of you out there. Fortunately, you get a do-over. A second chance, of sorts. It’s pretty well known by now that McCain has voted in line with Bush’s positions […]