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To: Webster Groves who wrote (84557)	5/15/2007 6:49:31 PM
From: miraje	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 206138

By the logic of this diatribe LOL! You don't like the contents of the article so you label it a "diatribe". Interesting.. increasing gasoline use efficiency only encourages people to drive more, which is a non sequitur because people do not necessarily have anyplace else to go. Would you care to translate that into English? with higher CAFE standards people will get where they need to go while burning less fuel. What it actually means is that people will have far fewer (and more expensive) choices available when they purchase a new vehicle. Joe 6-Pack isn't going to much like towing his boat and camper to the lake with a tiny front wheel drive, 4 banger pickup. Using less fuel also means people will have a bit more money left to buy other things, If people wish to spend their money feeding the gas tank of a guzzler, that should be their business and not the governments. If high fuel prices make consumers demand more efficiency from their vehicles (and I believe they will), then the auto industry will respond accordingly, without needing some bureaucratic mandate to force the issue. cut the rate of air pollution increase at the same time Sounds like you're making the mistake of labeling CO2 as pollution. In spite of all the AlGore inspired yapping in the media, it's not.. Coughing in Atlanta Late model vehicles are essentially pollution free, so if you're indeed coughing, it's due to some other cause... -JB Edit: and don't forget that the CAFE mandated, little tin can cars won't be much fun to be crunched in, if and when they're involved in a wreck. There are studies out that show that prior and existing CAFE standards have already been the cause of increased fatalities.