On Sat, 09 May 2009 02:22:58 GMT, "Lew Hodgett"
wrote:

Nothing new about the idea, been around a long time and it works.

Using taxation policy to influence private sector behavior is one of
the basic functions of gov't, isn't it?

One of the fundamental issues behind the American Revolution was the
use of taxes to try to shape trade in the colonies. It was not much
about the amount of the taxes, but quite a bit about the uses of them.

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