You Go Boy, Drop That Pump

[HungLikeJesus]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

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.

You're right. The biggest problem with a tax is that it hurts the poor the most.

The thing that I'm really afraid of is government monitoring of vehicle travel, which has been proposed in some countries - using electronic tags on vehicles to measure vehicle miles travelled and tax based on that.

P.S. Good word, bi-cameral. You sure you were in the military? (I was in the SeaBees.)