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echo: barktopus
to: Robert Comer
from: John Oellrich
date: 2003-01-15 21:27:24
subject: Re: Bumper Mentality

From: "John Oellrich" 

Bob,

But not as proportionally as much.

--
john

oellrich{at}earthlink.net


"Robert Comer"  wrote in message
news:3e24d158$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Not even, us that have more fuel efficient cars would have to pay more
money
> to wean you guys off the poor gas mileage cars.
>
> btw, an artificial change in gas prices like that wouldn't work in this
> country, the politicians know it would be their last job if they did that.
>
> - Bob Comer 
>
>
> "Geo."  wrote in message
news:3e24d02e$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> > news:3e23678b$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > > 1974 showed us exactly how to deal with milage, if you
want to raise
> > > milage
> > > > raise the price. People buy what people can afford, it's a free
market
> > and
> > > > it should be treated as such.
> > >
> > > That would help, but why penalize everyone when you don't have to?
> >
> > market dynamics are not a penalty, they are motivational. There is a
> > difference, nobody is being discriminated against, all are being treated
> > equally.
> >
> > Geo.
> >
> >
>
>

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