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Re: [Spits] Gas Prices

To: <fishplate@charter.net>, "spitfires" <spitfires@autox.team.net>,
Subject: Re: [Spits] Gas Prices
From: "John Macartney" <standardtriumph@btinternet.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 22:36:11 -0000
Jeff Scarbrough wrote:
>don't you think that if consumers ~wanted~ fuel-efficient cars, then they 
>would be made in huge 
>numbers?  Until you find a way to force people to buy them, why force the auto 
>makers to build 
>them?

The quickest way to achieve both objectives is for the US government to tax 
fuel to the same level 
as in Europe. Here in the UK, approx 75% of the pump price on a gallon of 
gasoline goes straight to 
government in tax. It's more still for diesel, though LPG is still pretty cheap 
- by comparison and 
about half the cost of gasoline. This now makes heavy-footing a big six Triumph 
around our roads a 
very occasional pleasure than heretofore.

Jonmac 
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