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RE: FW: Gas Boycott



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Patti
> Beadles
> Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 11:34 AM
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: FW: Gas Boycott
>
> 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.

That might happen after several years of high prices, but not
before doing much mischief with our economy. Gasoline is one of
those nearly inelastic items that people will continue to use
pretty much regardless of the price - many of us don't have a real
public transportation option, after all.



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