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Politics : The Citizens Manifesto -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: TimF who wrote (143)6/16/2005 9:04:51 PM
From: SilentZ  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 492
 
> Higher gas prices promote things like carpooling, and otherwise loading everyone in to one large vehicle instead of multiple smaller ones

Know what else does, I think? HOV-2 lanes.

-Z



To: TimF who wrote (143)6/17/2005 10:51:59 AM
From: Road Walker  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 492
 
re: I think the downsides exceed the benefits.

These are the benefits:

Reduced energy consumption is a number one priority for American Citizens to lower the price and economic drain of the total cost of energy, reduce the trade deficit, free capitol for productive uses, lower our dependence of foreign producers, and create new industries and high paying jobs for the middle class.

What are the downsides?

John