Michelle Rosinski: Ending fossil fuel subsidies – a call for true free-market principles

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Michelle Rosinski: Ending fossil fuel subsidies – a call for true free-market principles

As staunch believers in the free-market economy, it’s time for conservative Americans to reevaluate where our tax dollars are being spent. A glaring contradiction exists within our system — while conservatives champion the principles of capitalism and competition, our government continues to prop up the fossil fuel industry with hefty subsidies, costing the American people a staggering $20.5 billion in direct support and potentially up to $649 b…