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I like the idea, basically, but I'm nervous about basing it off of oil (or coal). We've all heard the urban legend about some guy who invents a 250 MPG car (or some such) but "the oil companies wouldn't let him do it." Now, I've always wondered if "the oil companies" would really be able to quash it like that. They are rich, and they do have some powerful ears, but can they just say "thou shalt not" like that?
Well, if the government depends on oil for a popular program then yes, they could.
SailorBarsoom 3 days ago
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SailorBarsoom 3 days ago
I wish Obama and our other leaders had utilized such a program when it was decided to bail out so many companies. People having money to spend is a great way to stimulate the economy, yes?
LahTera 1 year ago
@LahTera
I read his book (Tales of Alaska's Bush Rat Governor) a few years back. I only wish he had been Sarah's political mentor, but it seems the two never crossed paths.
pinz2022 1 year ago
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criseldaprangehkg 1 year ago
Ownership by the people for a sustainable life.
NaderNation 3 years ago
I was thinking the same thing myself when the idea was being knocked about.
It would take the oil revenue, and it's corrupting effects away from the Iraqi government ("the curse of oil" "the devil's excrement", etc.")and put it directly in the hands of the Iraqi people.
$800 per annum would mean a hell of a lot to your average Iraqi and give them a major stake in their system.
pinz2022 2 years ago
Alaska Governor Jay Hammond Iraq Dividend challenge to Ralph Nader
NaderAlaska 3 years ago
Did Sarah and Jay know each other. I haven't read "Going Rogue" yet but I did read "Tales of Alaska's Bush Rat Governor" and I think the two would have had a lot in common.
I still love the idea Jay semi-humorously tossed out once suggesting that the Juneau legislature's offices should be relocated to a cruise ship and moved from town to town every few months so as to keep government from growing too big and limiting the ability of lobbyists to access state reps.
pinz2022 2 years ago