I've been on the phone with top Obama aides all day, and the first 100 days of energy policy are coming into focus. Here's what I'm told is on the way:
- Nationalize the oil, gas, and coal industries. And the grid.
- Ban meat.
- Impose mandatory federal four-day work week.
- Impose strict per-capita limits on driving -- no more than three trips a week.
- Impose a 100 percent carbon tax on air travel.
- Mandatory nationwide lights-out at 10 p.m. Small reading lamps are exempt with the proper permits.
That is, in the words of one adviser, "a good start."
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anotherID Posted 10:09 am
05 Nov 2008
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Bart Anderson Posted 12:24 pm
05 Nov 2008
I would not be surprised to see moves like these within the next 10 years.
Much of the world's population now lives under more constraints. In the US and Europe, we lived like this during the World War.
It didn't kill us.
I'd be more than happy to live with these restrictions if it meant no global warming or resource wars.
Bart
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LGT Posted 12:53 pm
05 Nov 2008
http://edro.wordpress.com/2008/11/04/a-most-powerful-mech ...
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Pathos Posted 3:49 pm
05 Nov 2008
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sindark Posted 1:59 am
06 Nov 2008
a sibilant intake of breath
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mihan Posted 3:36 am
06 Nov 2008
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