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[VAN DELL JORDAN <vdjor AT yahoo.com>]

I think we need policies that have "teeth" yet allow
people a choice.  
One example would be to eliminate the CAFE standards
for autos and just put a tax on each vehicle based on
gas consumption. Thus if I want to drive a gas guzzler
badly enough then I can pay for the privilege to do
so.  The taxes thus received should go toward other
programs to reduce energy usage.
Van Dell

--- clhw <clhw AT InfoAve.Net> wrote:

> Jimmy Carter asked for that to cut our dependence on
> imported oil.
> He set an example by turning the heat down in the
> White House and wearing
> sweaters.
> I don't think it made much difference.
> 
> Would we respond better now?
> 
> Marie said:
> >Only a president can ask people to make the sort of
> sacrifice that
> >will have national impact. If, say, Bush had called
> for energy
> >independence after 9/11 and included a little
> sacrifice on the way to
> >achieving it, he might have had some response. All
> he asked was that
> >people keep spending. Duh!
> >
> >I think people will have to figure it out for
> themselves and bring the
> >government along.
> 
> 
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