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'Often contradictory stances'

Posted on July 01, 2008

By Kate Sheppard The mainstream media has started to pick up on the fact that John McCain's energy policy is totally inconsistent. Bloomberg: As a senator, John McCain has condemned policies that pick market winners and losers, aiming particular criticism at government ethanol subsidies as a taxpayer rip-off. As a presidential candidate, the Arizona Republican himself is backing specific industries in proposals for relief from high energy prices and foreign oil dependence. Coal producers and users would benefit under McCain's energy plan from about $30 billion of government fun...

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