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TY, I think I am better understanding what you are getting at. IMO your take is not workable in the short term but I know that in the long term we need to foster other sources of energy. I was thinking that the current system of keeping gasoline as cheap as possible is not fostering the changes you advocate.
:twocents:I have noticed in my neighborhood that the most inefficient vehicles on the road appear to be driven by the poorest people. If perhaps, the cost of gas drove them to drive more fuel efficient vehicles rather than the cheaper to buy, but more expensive to run, they would be encouraging the type of reform you are suggesting. They are wasting their money to foster political ideals that do not seem to be in their best interests.
you know, i get that. but higher gas prices will simply pull money from other parts of the economy. they won't buy a very fuel efficient vehicle until it's very old and cheap to buy. it will take a long time to overcome inertia, but i think that we should have started this transition in the 1970s. we should definitely do it now.