Congress just buying people cars now | Free exchange | Economist.com

It's a waste. Environmentally speaking, the money would have been far better spent closing budget shortfalls for mass transit systems or capitalising programmes to weatherise homes. Socially speaking, automobiles produce a lot of unpleasant side effects—including congestion and accidents—and really ought not be subsidised by government (particularly since the policy is doing such a rotten job addressing the one negative externality it's supposed to help with—emissions).

Move To Washington, D.C. - Money Grows On Trees And Other Stuff : Black Bear Blog

Well, fools! Who is going to have to pay back the $4,500? We either have to pay it back in higher taxes or print more money to cover the give away putting us that much closer to hyper-inflation. Either way it’s a piss poor deal and you and I are being screwed.

Australian Climate Madness: Climate alarmists' desperate misrepresentations

So what do they do? Resort to even more desperate misrepresentations, which, let's face it, are bordering on outright lies. Let's pick them apart.

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# If you support democracy in developing countries, you must support coal. It gives them economic freedom. Denying coal keeps them in poverty10:50 AM Jul 29th from web

# Californian's talk of legalizing pot while Los Angeles plans to ban energy from coal plants. No wonder that state has a $26 B deficit9:58 AM Jul 28th from web

# Cap&Trade is a ponzi scheme that rations energy in vain attempt to change earth’s temp. Don’t invest in it.3:40 PM Jul 27th from web