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Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate
The Liberals really FUBARed the gun registry in terms of implementation cost. It doesn't mean that anything any government does is going to be an administrative nightmare. Even now the registry exists and the administrative costs are under control. However, it's usefulness can certainly still be debated. But all that to say I'm not convinced that because some projects in the past have had huge cost overruns that I'm going to assume that all future projects will be administrative nightmares.
But as to your point regarding some magical trillionaire coming up with something that will solve the worlds problems, I think that wishful thinking. The fact is that a company making environmental friendly products is usually at an absolutely huge disadvantage to those near breaking emissions laws. If I am company X with factories that are emitting horrible amounts of pollution, what incentive do I have to clean it up? Stupid company Y spent $2billion installing scrubbers and filters, meaning their products now cost $10 more per unit than company X. It's obvious to me that company Y was stupid and should lose all their investors, no?
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I promise you that will happen, that's how energy has always worked in our society. It will be the next version of Rockefeller. ... may not be a person, could be a company, but it will happen. And I would say many of the large oil companies CEO's appear to believe the same, I have seen that in communication from companies such as Chevron, BP and Shell. I would say that I have not from ExxonMobil, but they have never been confused as being one of the most innovative companies ever. And believe it or not, they spend a great deal of money on R&D as they want to be the new Rockefeller. I could be wrong but I'd guess that they spend more than anyone else (yes they make lots of money ... but they don't have to spend it on alternative development) ... which would suggest that they know the long term future is in alternatives as well.
And I guess the other difference is that you are looking at supply in isolation. What we have witnessed in a large way over the last 9 months is people decide that $1.40 gas is too uncomfortable and not sustainable in the long term. The demand for alternatives has driven car companies to make alternatives ... so I think we are seeing the evolution ... without Dion's magic plan.
As for administration ... all I learned is that they cannot manage a simple project, managing a complex project like this tax structure is just scary to me.