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To: Brian P. who wrote (15810)	3/20/2000 1:35:00 AM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Brian, res- Why should some suburban housewife get to pollute more than somebody else? Why does Joe Schmoe Suburban, stoked up on imbecilic, juvenile SUV commercials, need a friggin truck to tool around town and feel macho in? Yeah right! And why should some people live in 5000 square foot houses and others live in 1000 square foot houses? It's just not fair they they use so much more energy is it Brian?? Why don't we punish everyone who's lifestyle doesn't fit our notion of how people should live! The only one's crying are the environmental control freaks who want to ram their religion down the rest of our throats. You should get off your knees every once and a while and stop worshipping at the feet of your Messiah Al Gore. Or at least pick up his followers Bible "Earth in the Balance" and start reciting chapter and verse in order to give yourself some credibility with the Greenpeace crowd. res- As for me, I'd like to see a rational, democratic, voted-for, planned, gradual increase in the gasoline tax over the next twenty years-- Good luck, the Green party might get ten votes this year. :-) Michael

To: Brian P. who wrote (15810)	3/20/2000 2:07:00 AM
From: miraje	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

SUV's have not had to meet the pollution control requirements of cars since they, by deliberate special exemption of Congress, have been classified as "trucks" (what a joke--whole lotta heavy duty work bein' done by those macho Joe Schmoe suburbans and their soccer moms). They pollute much more. You missed my whole point. If the government hadn't killed off large cars, there wouldn't be so many SUVs. There was a dual regulatory standard between cars and trucks, both in emissions and CAFE, which helped to foster the SUV craze. Even with that, newer SUVs ARE clean running, even though they get lousy MPG. And who gives you, or anyone, the right to tell Joe Schmoe or soccer moms what they can or cannot drive? If they wish to pay $50 or $60 to fill up the tanks on their tanks, that's their business, not yours. They pollute much more. Sorry, but they don't. Why does Joe Schmoe Suburban, stoked up on imbecilic, juvenile SUV commercials, need a friggin truck to tool around town and feel macho in? Just because people want their play toys? And just who the hell are you to tell people what they can and cannot drive? They want to drive their big gas-guzzling polluting play toys, cry like babies when the price of oil goes up, are oblivious to the fact that we create the lion's share of the world's pollution, and lecture the Chinese and the rest of the world about cutting greenhouse emissions. What a crock! I've traveled extensively, including 3rd world countries and Eastern Europe, and can attest for a fact that our evil capitalist gas guzzling SUV infested cities are a hell of a lot cleaner than their counterparts overseas. You and your buddy Al Gore would love to kill off the automobile and what it stands for, mobility, freedom, the antithesis of statist controls. Dream on, because it ain't gonna happen.

To: Brian P. who wrote (15810)	3/20/2000 5:43:00 PM
From: Zoltan!	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

>>As for me, I'd like to see a rational, democratic, voted-for, planned, gradual increase in the gasoline tax over the next twenty years--phased in gradually so people and business could adjust and wean themselves off the national addiction to the automobile, and start to reverse the horrible suburban sprawl created by the automobile. Put the proceeds directly into a special fund to finance a cool high-speed attractive train system. I also know that it will never ever happen in this country--never--we will never find the leadership necessary for it or muster the will and intelligence to do it, and people will never vote for it. Too bad for America. Too bad for the world. You have to be joking. What nonsense. How totally stupid. You should wean yourself some off that. Mass transit is a time-detested boondoggle. Haven't you learned anything? There is more proven reserves than ever. The internal combustion engine is now as clean as electricity (see Honda). As for you - I'd like to see the clowns like you start practicing what they preach. There is nothing that prevents you and others from sending the US Treasury an extra dollar for each gallon of gas that you waste. btw, McCain surrenders: SENATOR JOHN McCAIN TELLS DAN RATHER HE WILL SUPPORT GEORGE W. BUSH COMPLETELY IN HIS QUEST FOR THE PRESIDENCY IN A ?60 MINUTES II? INTERVIEW, MARCH 21 drudgereport.com