You Go Boy, Drop That Pump

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by HLJ

TheMercenary - I agree with you completely: water isn't really used up, it just gets recycled. Oil, as you said, is a finite resource. Once it's gone, it's gone. It's not going to rain more oil.

So perhaps there should be steps to limit consumption. I'll support you on this. But is it best implemented through a quota system, or through a significantly increased gas tax, or something else?

I don't think a tax is the answer. I think when Congress grows some balls and tells all auto makers that sell trucks and cars in the US to raise the cafe' standards to a minimum of 30 mpg for all cars, not an average, we really will not see any changes. We need to eliminate special interest lobbying and go to a bi-cameral legislation. My pipe dream... There is no shortage of oil. I don't think all the sources have been properly exploited yet. No way even near. But that does not mean that we should not begin a smooth transition to alternative sources. It will happen.