RicodJour wrote:
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Times have changed. ...

But protectionism is still a losing proposition...

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Maybe I misunderstand you - you believe the restrictions should be
renewed?

No; the current exemption expires at end of fiscal year (automagically
restoring the restrictions which are still in force except for the
temporary exemption that is expiring) and doesn't look promising for
getting action to extend it (the exemption, that is) before then...it's
only a little over 2 months to go.

It's the same problem as the fact the current estate tax ceiling
(actually unlimited for the one year of 2010) expires and reverts back
to the $1M limit that's going to just kill family business transitions
unless it, too, gets extended. That also is stalled.

As well as the EPA 15% ethanol mandate, the blending tax credits on both
biodiesel and ethanol, and the list goes on ad nauseum...

Meanwhile, they wonder why there's no economic activity amidst the
uncertainty of not knowing which rules are going to be in effect and
when and for how long...

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