>>>Could you all find a different word to "socialism" because you are light years away from it and you aren't heading towards it so you are all debasing the word.
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>>>Nicholas, with each passing decade, the United States is indeed moving closer to it. It happens in many ways - including the corruption of non-philosphical premises of the American public.
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>>The politics of the "scare tactic" really aren't helpful in debate. Obama is not a socialist and I see no desire for socialism in the US but its a handy stick to beat your opponents. Bush wasn't a fascist and Obama isn't a socialist. I would describe US politics as Republican and Republican Lite.
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>Hmmm. I'm curious, when you sell your property in England, does it require a special goverment inspector to ensure it meets federal 'green' standards before you can sell? I wasn't aware that a HIP pack required a government inspector. I thought it was a statement of the energy efficiency and compliance for the buyers but not meeting specific green levels would not prevent the sell of the home. Is it different?

Ontario is already going that way:
http://www.waterkeeper.ca/2009/05/28/green-energy-act-should-eliminate-some-red-tape/
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/wealthyboomer/archive/2009/04/14/assessing-ontario-s-blended-sales-tax-ctf-s-take.aspx

An "audit" is not necessarily a requirement to meet certain standards, but the trend is there.