Replies to post #4493 on The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

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What part of the author bio doesn't instill confidence.

"S. E. Robinson is the Executive Director of Students for Solvency PAC and a writer for Human Events. A graduate of Bowdoin College and a native Mainer, he lives in Washington and works at Regnery Publishing."

In all seriousness, the substance of the Nat Gas Act may change as the sausage gets made in Congress. Pickens was on CNBC yesterday morning and indicated that the price advantage and environmental benefits should be enough that Congress does not need to do much to incentivize the switch to Nat Gas as a fuel and that it would pay for itself without artificial stimulus. However, Pickens did indicate that some government involvement in the infrastructure build out might needed. He used the toll road analogy. It pays for itself once put in place.

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