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Re: FW: Gas Boycott



>Pardon me for asking, gentlemen, but what is the rationale for this opinion?
>Gasoline prices in this country are a function of the free marketplace and
>government confiscation of taxes.  

I believe that gasoline should be more expensive in order to encourage
conservation.  The American culture of, "it's two blocks away; I'll
drive" is utterly ridiculous.  Hell, I'm guilty of it myself... my
office is a mile and a quarter from my house, and there's a bus line
that runs almost exactly between the two.  Nontheless, I ride the bike
or (gasp!) drive my car almost every day, rather than taking the bus
or walking.

If gas cost twice as much as it does now, we'd have a lot fewer SUVs
on the road, and a lot more small cars that get 40+ MPG.  That seems
like a good thing to me.

- -Patti

P.S.  Probably more bikes, too. :-)

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