"From each according to his ability, to each according to his need." Eh Russel? (We are making GREAT progress on this 'front' are we not?) RF Jim "Our ability to manufacture fraud has exceeded our ability to detect it." - Al Pacino as Viktor Taransky in the movie 'Simone' ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russell McMahon" To: Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 3:13 AM Subject: Re: [OT]: Gas & taxes (was Online electronics store) > > "The project is being underwritten in part by rebates > > from the California Energy Commission's Emerging > > Renewables Buydown program, and incentives from > > California PUC." > > > > And about as close to realizing 'free energy' as we'll > > ever get - gov't grants paid for by 'pinching' the rest > > of us ... corporate welfare anyone? > > Presumably this is an attempt to get those responsible to pay the PERCEIVED > real costs of usage of IC engine vehicles. Such as smog / sickness / general > pollution / Global Warming :-) and their ilk > > > RM > > * - I say perceived as an (surely ineffective) advance shield against > protest :-) > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.