PaulScott said:
I think you are ignoring the really big subsidies. According to the 2009 RAND study http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2009/RAND_MG838.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;, some $80 billion in military costs are spent each year protecting our access to oil.
Its not a subsidy, its part of the transportation expenses of oil, but a lot of the blame must be placed at the feet of the military-industrial complex, they want to keep themselves relevant, elected and employed. I have no problem with that, its actually laudable, what bothers me is the nation rebuilding afterwards. We already pay for the military, I'm ok for the occasional few more billions to replace spent munitions but please curb the nation re-building, its not our responsibility.
The solution is always to force the corporations to pay their "fair" share of taxes, or even an unfair portion and pay more.. yes I know they will pass it along to their customers (they have to) or just move out of the country but it still feels righteous. So sorry about the lost jobs.