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Old 05-18-2006, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by RichC
I'm not disagreeing, but if you've got to encourage a particular alternative, I'd like to see private venture investment evaluating risk and reward ... one that if you must have tax incentives, has a "business tax credit" attached to the profit end of the equation. When a company makes money they receive a tax break or credit for taking on the venture ... not $250 million taxpayer dollars up front in 'hopes' some company doesn't squander it. . . .
I tend to prefer the KC-135 and depleted uranium round approaches. The government makes a commitment to buy enough to open up at least one, preferably two, assembly lines. Then changes the specifications over time to reduce costs and improve reliability and encourage deployment in other fleets.

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