From: "Antti Kurenniemi" 

"Gene McAloon"  wrote in message
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> Rationing gas use through pricing is inherently unfair. It is a typical
> Republican approach that disadvantaged those not well off, while imposing
no
> hardship whatsoever on the affluent.
>
> Worse yet for that approach, it doesn't work. Europe has had very
> high gas prices since the '70, equivalent to your $5.00 a gallon price,
> yet that hasn't cut into gas use in the slightest.

It does a bit: nobody buys suv's with 8 litre engines here. Gas mileage is
a very important factor when buying cars.


Antti Kurenniemi
(diesel engines are very popular because of that)

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