My gas tax proposal to help the environment and end urban sprawl

[TNHarley]

I would LOVE to pay 4 bucks an orange! I mean, who in the fuck wouldn't?
Go Mao!

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

This is my proposed "Environmental and National Health Act." I believe that the government needs to tax the sale of gasoline until the price reaches the same price as it is in Hong Kong, around $7.12 a gallon, and then adjust this figure to account for inflation every year.

Gasoline Price Ranking: The Real Cost of Filling Up

I strongly believe that this will have many positive effects on society:

1. First off, this will reduce the amount of driving in this country. People will look for other means of transportation, such as public transit, carpooling, or biking/walking. Also, may Americans will reduce frivolous trips, such as driving down to the local movie theater or ice cream shop, or simply joyriding. All of this means far less carbon emissions from driving. This drastic reduction in carbon emissions will help stem the tide of global warming, one of the greatest threats humanity has ever faced: Impact of Global Warming on Future Human Life It would also greatly improve air quality caused by smog and traffic, leading to less cases of asthma or premature death.
   
   
2. This will also encourage the development of better, more far reaching, and more well-used public transit systems. In most states, the public transit system is terrible, since car ownership is the norm. Busses run late, light rail only covers a quarter of the city, stops are few and far between, etc. If car ownership were discouraged by $7.00 gas, the public transit system would have to improve in quality and effectiveness, putting us on par with most other countries in the world.
   
   
3. This tax on gasoline will help reduce urban sprawl. Urban sprawl is when suburbs spread out for miles on end, hours away from the downtown city they are centered on. Most people who live in these suburbs drive to work, and do not use public transit at all. By raising gas to $7.00 a gallon, we would halt the expansion of miles and miles of cookie cutter houses into what used to be thriving forest and natural beauty
   
   
4. The end of the suburbs will lead to decreased racism and bigotry, while increasing tolerance of others. Most racist whites today live either in the countryside or in suburbia, while the people of color they despite live in more urban areas. By making driving prohibitively expensive, these rich sheltered white communities would have to move closer to where they work, and live alongside communities of color. This would get these racist whites out of their little bubble, and force them to interact with people of other races and faiths, thereby encouraging racial tolerance in this country.
   
   
5. Let's not forget that the government would make tons of money with a heavy tax on gasoline. This, in combination with the cutting of our bloated military budget, would give the people of the USA enough money to finally implement single payer healthcare, improve public education, make higher education free, and create so many more opportunities for the citizens of this country.

Of course, the opposition from the oil companies would be ferocious. Some oil workers in places like Texas and Alaska would lose their jobs. There would be a brief period of time, after the tax is implemented, but before public transportation is expanded, where it might be hard for some people to commute to work.

But in the long run, the results of $7.12 a gallon gas would be nothing but beneficial. Decreased carbon emissions, increased air quality, a much improved public transportation system, an end to the suburban sprawl which causes de facto segregation of racial communities and contributes to the systemic racism in this country.

First off, this will reduce the amount of driving in this country

Why is that a positive?

Also, may Americans will reduce frivolous trips, such as driving down to the local movie theater or ice cream shop, or simply joyriding.

Too much freedom going on around here, eh comrade?

This will also encourage the development of better, more far reaching, and more well-used public transit systems.

If we were a tiny country, that would be a good idea. We're not. It's not.

This tax on gasoline will help reduce urban sprawl.

Why is that a positive?

The end of the suburbs will lead to decreased racism and bigotry, while increasing tolerance of others.

I kind of enjoy not living near the criminals in the inner city. They aren't very tolerant.

Most racist whites today live either in the countryside or in suburbia

Most racist blacks today live either in the democrat run big cities......or in jail.

Let's not forget that the government would make tons of money with a heavy tax on gasoline.

Why is that a positive?

But in the long run, the results of $7.12 a gallon gas would be nothing but beneficial.

Why are liberals so bad at economics? Are they stupid, or is it their lack of education?

 

[TNHarley]

What happens to the trucking industry if gas goes up to $7 and diesel goes to $10? Does anybody think home heating oil prices will remain the same if diesel goes to $10 gal? It will cost about 5 thousand dollars to fill the oil tanks and people will be dying of exposure when they have to take out a 2nd mortgage to stay warm for one winter. Do inner city idiots and tax and spend lefties think that when they stroll down to their grocery stores the stuff magically appears on the shelves? If the truckers have to pay $10 gal for diesel the cost of everything (if you can get it) will be multiplied by five. Do they trust the government to do the right thing and spend the gigantic windfall on the "environment"? It will be like social security and end up in the pockets of about ten new bureaucracies. What the government needs to do is become energy independent of OPEC and drop gas prices to half of what they are today and stimulate the economy.

That's what totalitarianism does. Makes everyone poor as fuck. Except the top class.
That's what gets me about goobers like this.
He thinks governments are corrupt now, but how will they be when they get even more power?
And a globalist society being spouted by people that hate the top class? Who do they think will run the whole world? The people they hate!
Idiots!

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

This is my proposed "Environmental and National Health Act." I believe that the government needs to tax the sale of gasoline until the price reaches the same price as it is in Hong Kong, around $7.12 a gallon, and then adjust this figure to account for inflation every year.

Gasoline Price Ranking: The Real Cost of Filling Up

I strongly believe that this will have many positive effects on society:

1. First off, this will reduce the amount of driving in this country. People will look for other means of transportation, such as public transit, carpooling, or biking/walking. Also, may Americans will reduce frivolous trips, such as driving down to the local movie theater or ice cream shop, or simply joyriding. All of this means far less carbon emissions from driving. This drastic reduction in carbon emissions will help stem the tide of global warming, one of the greatest threats humanity has ever faced: Impact of Global Warming on Future Human Life It would also greatly improve air quality caused by smog and traffic, leading to less cases of asthma or premature death.
   
   
2. This will also encourage the development of better, more far reaching, and more well-used public transit systems. In most states, the public transit system is terrible, since car ownership is the norm. Busses run late, light rail only covers a quarter of the city, stops are few and far between, etc. If car ownership were discouraged by $7.00 gas, the public transit system would have to improve in quality and effectiveness, putting us on par with most other countries in the world.
   
   
3. This tax on gasoline will help reduce urban sprawl. Urban sprawl is when suburbs spread out for miles on end, hours away from the downtown city they are centered on. Most people who live in these suburbs drive to work, and do not use public transit at all. By raising gas to $7.00 a gallon, we would halt the expansion of miles and miles of cookie cutter houses into what used to be thriving forest and natural beauty
   
   
4. The end of the suburbs will lead to decreased racism and bigotry, while increasing tolerance of others. Most racist whites today live either in the countryside or in suburbia, while the people of color they despite live in more urban areas. By making driving prohibitively expensive, these rich sheltered white communities would have to move closer to where they work, and live alongside communities of color. This would get these racist whites out of their little bubble, and force them to interact with people of other races and faiths, thereby encouraging racial tolerance in this country.
   
   
5. Let's not forget that the government would make tons of money with a heavy tax on gasoline. This, in combination with the cutting of our bloated military budget, would give the people of the USA enough money to finally implement single payer healthcare, improve public education, make higher education free, and create so many more opportunities for the citizens of this country.

Of course, the opposition from the oil companies would be ferocious. Some oil workers in places like Texas and Alaska would lose their jobs. There would be a brief period of time, after the tax is implemented, but before public transportation is expanded, where it might be hard for some people to commute to work.

But in the long run, the results of $7.12 a gallon gas would be nothing but beneficial. Decreased carbon emissions, increased air quality, a much improved public transportation system, an end to the suburban sprawl which causes de facto segregation of racial communities and contributes to the systemic racism in this country.

Go fuck yourself


Awesome

.

Great debating skills there, buddy

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

This is my proposed "Environmental and National Health Act." I believe that the government needs to tax the sale of gasoline until the price reaches the same price as it is in Hong Kong, around $7.12 a gallon, and then adjust this figure to account for inflation every year.

Gasoline Price Ranking: The Real Cost of Filling Up

I strongly believe that this will have many positive effects on society:

1. First off, this will reduce the amount of driving in this country. People will look for other means of transportation, such as public transit, carpooling, or biking/walking. Also, may Americans will reduce frivolous trips, such as driving down to the local movie theater or ice cream shop, or simply joyriding. All of this means far less carbon emissions from driving. This drastic reduction in carbon emissions will help stem the tide of global warming, one of the greatest threats humanity has ever faced: Impact of Global Warming on Future Human Life It would also greatly improve air quality caused by smog and traffic, leading to less cases of asthma or premature death.
   
   
2. This will also encourage the development of better, more far reaching, and more well-used public transit systems. In most states, the public transit system is terrible, since car ownership is the norm. Busses run late, light rail only covers a quarter of the city, stops are few and far between, etc. If car ownership were discouraged by $7.00 gas, the public transit system would have to improve in quality and effectiveness, putting us on par with most other countries in the world.
   
   
3. This tax on gasoline will help reduce urban sprawl. Urban sprawl is when suburbs spread out for miles on end, hours away from the downtown city they are centered on. Most people who live in these suburbs drive to work, and do not use public transit at all. By raising gas to $7.00 a gallon, we would halt the expansion of miles and miles of cookie cutter houses into what used to be thriving forest and natural beauty
   
   
4. The end of the suburbs will lead to decreased racism and bigotry, while increasing tolerance of others. Most racist whites today live either in the countryside or in suburbia, while the people of color they despite live in more urban areas. By making driving prohibitively expensive, these rich sheltered white communities would have to move closer to where they work, and live alongside communities of color. This would get these racist whites out of their little bubble, and force them to interact with people of other races and faiths, thereby encouraging racial tolerance in this country.
   
   
5. Let's not forget that the government would make tons of money with a heavy tax on gasoline. This, in combination with the cutting of our bloated military budget, would give the people of the USA enough money to finally implement single payer healthcare, improve public education, make higher education free, and create so many more opportunities for the citizens of this country.

Of course, the opposition from the oil companies would be ferocious. Some oil workers in places like Texas and Alaska would lose their jobs. There would be a brief period of time, after the tax is implemented, but before public transportation is expanded, where it might be hard for some people to commute to work.

But in the long run, the results of $7.12 a gallon gas would be nothing but beneficial. Decreased carbon emissions, increased air quality, a much improved public transportation system, an end to the suburban sprawl which causes de facto segregation of racial communities and contributes to the systemic racism in this country.

Go fuck yourself




.

Great debating skills there, buddy

That's the treatment busy-bodies get.

 

[Uncensored2008]

This is my proposed "Environmental and National Health Act." I believe that the government needs to tax the sale of gasoline until the price reaches the same price as it is in Hong Kong, around $7.12 a gallon, and then adjust this figure to account for inflation every year.

Gasoline Price Ranking: The Real Cost of Filling Up

I strongly believe that this will have many positive effects on society:

The first "positive" impact is that it will sharply increase the cost of living for the peasants. You are a Communist and seek to keep the masses in abject poverty, on the verge of starvation at all times, dependent on handout, scraps from the table of the ruling aristocracy. This goes a long way toward crushing the living standards of working peasants.

1. First off, this will reduce the amount of driving in this country. People will look for other means of transportation, such as public transit, carpooling, or biking/walking. Also, may Americans will reduce frivolous trips, such as driving down to the local movie theater or ice cream shop, or simply joyriding. All of this means far less carbon emissions from driving. This drastic reduction in carbon emissions will help stem the tide of global warming, one of the greatest threats humanity has ever faced: Impact of Global Warming on Future Human Life It would also greatly improve air quality caused by smog and traffic, leading to less cases of asthma or premature death.

Of course. Driving is a privilege that is reserved to party bosses and the aristocrats of the rulers, party members who are appointed into positions of authority by the central ruler (crown).

Global warming, sin, it's all the same. The peasants MUST be made to feel guilt that they exist, so that our GLORIOUS rulers can live in splendor while the peasants suffer.

Such is the nature of Communism/Feudalism (they are the same thing, after all.)

1. This will also encourage the development of better, more far reaching, and more well-used public transit systems. In most states, the public transit system is terrible, since car ownership is the norm. Busses run late, light rail only covers a quarter of the city, stops are few and far between, etc. If car ownership were discouraged by $7.00 gas, the public transit system would have to improve in quality and effectiveness, putting us on par with most other countries in the world.

Maybe not better, but that isn't important. The peasants must seek permission from their lords before they can go from one place to another. Personal transportation is a key to freedom, hence it MUST be denied to the enslaved masses. Slaves standing for hours to get on a crowded train is a good lesson as to their place in life.

We are Communists, the masses MUST be kept in misery, and without hope. It is vital to the rule by the few over the many.

1. [*]This tax on gasoline will help reduce urban sprawl. Urban sprawl is when suburbs spread out for miles on end, hours away from the downtown city they are centered on. Most people who live in these suburbs drive to work, and do not use public transit at all. By raising gas to $7.00 a gallon, we would halt the expansion of miles and miles of cookie cutter houses into what used to be thriving forest and natural beauty

GLORIOUS Comrade. The peasants should be given at most a shared cot in the factories where they labor for the benefit of party bosses. You will return us to the time when humans are no more than fodder for the pleasure and amusement of rulers in Moscow.

1. The end of the suburbs will lead to decreased racism and bigotry, while increasing tolerance of others. Most racist whites today live either in the countryside or in suburbia, while the people of color they despite live in more urban areas. By making driving prohibitively expensive, these rich sheltered white communities would have to move closer to where they work, and live alongside communities of color. This would get these racist whites out of their little bubble, and force them to interact with people of other races and faiths, thereby encouraging racial tolerance in this country.

Live the dream Comrade. You will turn the whole nation into one big concentration camp. The slaves will work until they fall dead, to them be discarded without a thought.

Socialism, what a beautiful idea.

1. Let's not forget that the government would make tons of money with a heavy tax on gasoline. This, in combination with the cutting of our bloated military budget, would give the people of the USA enough money to finally implement single payer healthcare, improve public education, make higher education free, and create so many more opportunities for the citizens of this country.

Yes, our rulers will live in splendor, while the peasant slaves die in misery. You Communists have such a plan.

Of course, the opposition from the oil companies would be ferocious. Some oil workers in places like Texas and Alaska would lose their jobs. There would be a brief period of time, after the tax is implemented, but before public transportation is expanded, where it might be hard for some people to commute to work.

But in the long run, the results of $7.12 a gallon gas would be nothing but beneficial. Decreased carbon emissions, increased air quality, a much improved public transportation system, an end to the suburban sprawl which causes de facto segregation of racial communities and contributes to the systemic racism in this country.

Yes, slavery of the peasant masses is the goal that democrats, socialists, and Communists (all the same) seek.

 

[Wyatt earp]

This is my proposed "Environmental and National Health Act." I believe that the government needs to tax the sale of gasoline until the price reaches the same price as it is in Hong Kong, around $7.12 a gallon, and then adjust this figure to account for inflation every year.

Gasoline Price Ranking: The Real Cost of Filling Up

I strongly believe that this will have many positive effects on society:

1. First off, this will reduce the amount of driving in this country. People will look for other means of transportation, such as public transit, carpooling, or biking/walking. Also, may Americans will reduce frivolous trips, such as driving down to the local movie theater or ice cream shop, or simply joyriding. All of this means far less carbon emissions from driving. This drastic reduction in carbon emissions will help stem the tide of global warming, one of the greatest threats humanity has ever faced: Impact of Global Warming on Future Human Life It would also greatly improve air quality caused by smog and traffic, leading to less cases of asthma or premature death.
   
   
2. This will also encourage the development of better, more far reaching, and more well-used public transit systems. In most states, the public transit system is terrible, since car ownership is the norm. Busses run late, light rail only covers a quarter of the city, stops are few and far between, etc. If car ownership were discouraged by $7.00 gas, the public transit system would have to improve in quality and effectiveness, putting us on par with most other countries in the world.
   
   
3. This tax on gasoline will help reduce urban sprawl. Urban sprawl is when suburbs spread out for miles on end, hours away from the downtown city they are centered on. Most people who live in these suburbs drive to work, and do not use public transit at all. By raising gas to $7.00 a gallon, we would halt the expansion of miles and miles of cookie cutter houses into what used to be thriving forest and natural beauty
   
   
4. The end of the suburbs will lead to decreased racism and bigotry, while increasing tolerance of others. Most racist whites today live either in the countryside or in suburbia, while the people of color they despite live in more urban areas. By making driving prohibitively expensive, these rich sheltered white communities would have to move closer to where they work, and live alongside communities of color. This would get these racist whites out of their little bubble, and force them to interact with people of other races and faiths, thereby encouraging racial tolerance in this country.
   
   
5. Let's not forget that the government would make tons of money with a heavy tax on gasoline. This, in combination with the cutting of our bloated military budget, would give the people of the USA enough money to finally implement single payer healthcare, improve public education, make higher education free, and create so many more opportunities for the citizens of this country.

Of course, the opposition from the oil companies would be ferocious. Some oil workers in places like Texas and Alaska would lose their jobs. There would be a brief period of time, after the tax is implemented, but before public transportation is expanded, where it might be hard for some people to commute to work.

But in the long run, the results of $7.12 a gallon gas would be nothing but beneficial. Decreased carbon emissions, increased air quality, a much improved public transportation system, an end to the suburban sprawl which causes de facto segregation of racial communities and contributes to the systemic racism in this country.

Go fuck yourself




.

Great debating skills there, buddy

That's the treatment busy-bodies get.

To bad this wasn't 1770 we could have tar and featherd him




.

 

[Dreadnaught1968]

This is my proposed "Environmental and National Health Act."

So when the price of everything you buy skyrockets, especially the cost of food, what will you do about that?

 

[Iceweasel]

His master plan looks like it a

This is my proposed "Environmental and National Health Act." I believe that the government needs to tax the sale of gasoline until the price reaches the same price as it is in Hong Kong, around $7.12 a gallon, and then adjust this figure to account for inflation every year.

Gasoline Price Ranking: The Real Cost of Filling Up

I strongly believe that this will have many positive effects on society:

1. First off, this will reduce the amount of driving in this country. People will look for other means of transportation, such as public transit, carpooling, or biking/walking. Also, may Americans will reduce frivolous trips, such as driving down to the local movie theater or ice cream shop, or simply joyriding. All of this means far less carbon emissions from driving. This drastic reduction in carbon emissions will help stem the tide of global warming, one of the greatest threats humanity has ever faced: Impact of Global Warming on Future Human Life It would also greatly improve air quality caused by smog and traffic, leading to less cases of asthma or premature death.
   
   
2. This will also encourage the development of better, more far reaching, and more well-used public transit systems. In most states, the public transit system is terrible, since car ownership is the norm. Busses run late, light rail only covers a quarter of the city, stops are few and far between, etc. If car ownership were discouraged by $7.00 gas, the public transit system would have to improve in quality and effectiveness, putting us on par with most other countries in the world.
   
   
3. This tax on gasoline will help reduce urban sprawl. Urban sprawl is when suburbs spread out for miles on end, hours away from the downtown city they are centered on. Most people who live in these suburbs drive to work, and do not use public transit at all. By raising gas to $7.00 a gallon, we would halt the expansion of miles and miles of cookie cutter houses into what used to be thriving forest and natural beauty
   
   
4. The end of the suburbs will lead to decreased racism and bigotry, while increasing tolerance of others. Most racist whites today live either in the countryside or in suburbia, while the people of color they despite live in more urban areas. By making driving prohibitively expensive, these rich sheltered white communities would have to move closer to where they work, and live alongside communities of color. This would get these racist whites out of their little bubble, and force them to interact with people of other races and faiths, thereby encouraging racial tolerance in this country.
   
   
5. Let's not forget that the government would make tons of money with a heavy tax on gasoline. This, in combination with the cutting of our bloated military budget, would give the people of the USA enough money to finally implement single payer healthcare, improve public education, make higher education free, and create so many more opportunities for the citizens of this country.

Of course, the opposition from the oil companies would be ferocious. Some oil workers in places like Texas and Alaska would lose their jobs. There would be a brief period of time, after the tax is implemented, but before public transportation is expanded, where it might be hard for some people to commute to work.

But in the long run, the results of $7.12 a gallon gas would be nothing but beneficial. Decreased carbon emissions, increased air quality, a much improved public transportation system, an end to the suburban sprawl which causes de facto segregation of racial communities and contributes to the systemic racism in this country.

Go fuck yourself




.

Great debating skills there, buddy

That's the treatment busy-bodies get.

To bad this wasn't 1770 we could have tar and featherd him




.

The founders were upset over pennies on tea. I think he would have swung from a low branch.

 

[Uncensored2008]

[

All it will do is further disadvantage the poor who will not be able to fill their cars. The rest of us will keep driving, and fast.

Gasoline virtually pours out of the tailpipe of my 1970 Olds Cutlass 4-4-2 at high speeds. I love pulling up next to Smart Cars and Minis and gunning the engine. I bet it's like an earthquake in there.

That is the intent. Crush the middle class and throw the middle into dire poverty.

Socialism is an elite living in opulence ruling enslaved masses who teeter on the edge of starvation. What this one proposes is classical Communism. The people must be kept without hope, living lives that are short and brutal.

 

[Uncensored2008]

So when the price of everything you buy skyrockets, especially the cost of food, what will you do about that?

He will applaud, that is the goal. 99% of the population will die within 5 miles of where they were born, never having an inch of ground to call their own. This is what the left seeks.

 

[Defiant1]

This is my proposed "Environmental and National Health Act." I believe that the government needs to tax the sale of gasoline until the price reaches the same price as it is in Hong Kong, around $7.12 a gallon, and then adjust this figure to account for inflation every year.

Gasoline Price Ranking: The Real Cost of Filling Up

I strongly believe that this will have many positive effects on society:

1. First off, this will reduce the amount of driving in this country. People will look for other means of transportation, such as public transit, carpooling, or biking/walking. Also, may Americans will reduce frivolous trips, such as driving down to the local movie theater or ice cream shop, or simply joyriding. All of this means far less carbon emissions from driving. This drastic reduction in carbon emissions will help stem the tide of global warming, one of the greatest threats humanity has ever faced: Impact of Global Warming on Future Human Life It would also greatly improve air quality caused by smog and traffic, leading to less cases of asthma or premature death.
   
   
2. This will also encourage the development of better, more far reaching, and more well-used public transit systems. In most states, the public transit system is terrible, since car ownership is the norm. Busses run late, light rail only covers a quarter of the city, stops are few and far between, etc. If car ownership were discouraged by $7.00 gas, the public transit system would have to improve in quality and effectiveness, putting us on par with most other countries in the world.
   
   
3. This tax on gasoline will help reduce urban sprawl. Urban sprawl is when suburbs spread out for miles on end, hours away from the downtown city they are centered on. Most people who live in these suburbs drive to work, and do not use public transit at all. By raising gas to $7.00 a gallon, we would halt the expansion of miles and miles of cookie cutter houses into what used to be thriving forest and natural beauty
   
   
4. The end of the suburbs will lead to decreased racism and bigotry, while increasing tolerance of others. Most racist whites today live either in the countryside or in suburbia, while the people of color they despite live in more urban areas. By making driving prohibitively expensive, these rich sheltered white communities would have to move closer to where they work, and live alongside communities of color. This would get these racist whites out of their little bubble, and force them to interact with people of other races and faiths, thereby encouraging racial tolerance in this country.
   
   
5. Let's not forget that the government would make tons of money with a heavy tax on gasoline. This, in combination with the cutting of our bloated military budget, would give the people of the USA enough money to finally implement single payer healthcare, improve public education, make higher education free, and create so many more opportunities for the citizens of this country.

Of course, the opposition from the oil companies would be ferocious. Some oil workers in places like Texas and Alaska would lose their jobs. There would be a brief period of time, after the tax is implemented, but before public transportation is expanded, where it might be hard for some people to commute to work.

But in the long run, the results of $7.12 a gallon gas would be nothing but beneficial. Decreased carbon emissions, increased air quality, a much improved public transportation system, an end to the suburban sprawl which causes de facto segregation of racial communities and contributes to the systemic racism in this country.

All it will do is further disadvantage the poor who will not be able to fill their cars. The rest of us will keep driving, and fast.

Gasoline virtually pours out of the tailpipe of my 1970 Olds Cutlass 4-4-2 at high speeds. I love pulling up next to Smart Cars and Minis and gunning the engine. I bet it's like an earthquake in there.

Billy, I had an old Caddy Deville that got about 8 miles per gallon. I put a sign on the rear side window that read, "I'm burning the fuel you're saving." You should have seen the looks I'd get when pulling up next to a Prius.

You should try it.

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

This is my proposed "Environmental and National Health Act."

So when the price of everything you buy skyrockets, especially the cost of food, what will you do about that?

Demand that the gubmint. er.. you and I, pay for it.

 

[Maryland Patriot]

This is my proposed "Environmental and National Health Act." I believe that the government needs to tax the sale of gasoline until the price reaches the same price as it is in Hong Kong, around $7.12 a gallon, and then adjust this figure to account for inflation every year.

Gasoline Price Ranking: The Real Cost of Filling Up

I strongly believe that this will have many positive effects on society:

1. First off, this will reduce the amount of driving in this country. People will look for other means of transportation, such as public transit, carpooling, or biking/walking. Also, may Americans will reduce frivolous trips, such as driving down to the local movie theater or ice cream shop, or simply joyriding. All of this means far less carbon emissions from driving. This drastic reduction in carbon emissions will help stem the tide of global warming, one of the greatest threats humanity has ever faced: Impact of Global Warming on Future Human Life It would also greatly improve air quality caused by smog and traffic, leading to less cases of asthma or premature death.
   
   
2. This will also encourage the development of better, more far reaching, and more well-used public transit systems. In most states, the public transit system is terrible, since car ownership is the norm. Busses run late, light rail only covers a quarter of the city, stops are few and far between, etc. If car ownership were discouraged by $7.00 gas, the public transit system would have to improve in quality and effectiveness, putting us on par with most other countries in the world.
   
   
3. This tax on gasoline will help reduce urban sprawl. Urban sprawl is when suburbs spread out for miles on end, hours away from the downtown city they are centered on. Most people who live in these suburbs drive to work, and do not use public transit at all. By raising gas to $7.00 a gallon, we would halt the expansion of miles and miles of cookie cutter houses into what used to be thriving forest and natural beauty
   
   
4. The end of the suburbs will lead to decreased racism and bigotry, while increasing tolerance of others. Most racist whites today live either in the countryside or in suburbia, while the people of color they despite live in more urban areas. By making driving prohibitively expensive, these rich sheltered white communities would have to move closer to where they work, and live alongside communities of color. This would get these racist whites out of their little bubble, and force them to interact with people of other races and faiths, thereby encouraging racial tolerance in this country.
   
   
5. Let's not forget that the government would make tons of money with a heavy tax on gasoline. This, in combination with the cutting of our bloated military budget, would give the people of the USA enough money to finally implement single payer healthcare, improve public education, make higher education free, and create so many more opportunities for the citizens of this country.

Of course, the opposition from the oil companies would be ferocious. Some oil workers in places like Texas and Alaska would lose their jobs. There would be a brief period of time, after the tax is implemented, but before public transportation is expanded, where it might be hard for some people to commute to work.

But in the long run, the results of $7.12 a gallon gas would be nothing but beneficial. Decreased carbon emissions, increased air quality, a much improved public transportation system, an end to the suburban sprawl which causes de facto segregation of racial communities and contributes to the systemic racism in this country.

and drop all subsidies for public transportation, raise the cost of the city bus ride to at least $7.00 per trip.
of course, when the fuel prices jump you see people having to pull back on their discretionary spending, so expect a whole bunch of business failures and job losses within a few months of the price hike.
And for what? a fake notion that man is causing a natural occurring event.
However, since I hate the heat I wish man would have been around during the Ice Age so we could have figured out which animals were causing the warming that ended that ERA. There is no way that could have been natural, too much too fast.

 

[Maryland Patriot]

This is my proposed "Environmental and National Health Act." I believe that the government needs to tax the sale of gasoline until the price reaches the same price as it is in Hong Kong, around $7.12 a gallon, and then adjust this figure to account for inflation every year.

Gasoline Price Ranking: The Real Cost of Filling Up

I strongly believe that this will have many positive effects on society:

1. First off, this will reduce the amount of driving in this country. People will look for other means of transportation, such as public transit, carpooling, or biking/walking. Also, may Americans will reduce frivolous trips, such as driving down to the local movie theater or ice cream shop, or simply joyriding. All of this means far less carbon emissions from driving. This drastic reduction in carbon emissions will help stem the tide of global warming, one of the greatest threats humanity has ever faced: Impact of Global Warming on Future Human Life It would also greatly improve air quality caused by smog and traffic, leading to less cases of asthma or premature death.
   
   
2. This will also encourage the development of better, more far reaching, and more well-used public transit systems. In most states, the public transit system is terrible, since car ownership is the norm. Busses run late, light rail only covers a quarter of the city, stops are few and far between, etc. If car ownership were discouraged by $7.00 gas, the public transit system would have to improve in quality and effectiveness, putting us on par with most other countries in the world.
   
   
3. This tax on gasoline will help reduce urban sprawl. Urban sprawl is when suburbs spread out for miles on end, hours away from the downtown city they are centered on. Most people who live in these suburbs drive to work, and do not use public transit at all. By raising gas to $7.00 a gallon, we would halt the expansion of miles and miles of cookie cutter houses into what used to be thriving forest and natural beauty
   
   
4. The end of the suburbs will lead to decreased racism and bigotry, while increasing tolerance of others. Most racist whites today live either in the countryside or in suburbia, while the people of color they despite live in more urban areas. By making driving prohibitively expensive, these rich sheltered white communities would have to move closer to where they work, and live alongside communities of color. This would get these racist whites out of their little bubble, and force them to interact with people of other races and faiths, thereby encouraging racial tolerance in this country.
   
   
5. Let's not forget that the government would make tons of money with a heavy tax on gasoline. This, in combination with the cutting of our bloated military budget, would give the people of the USA enough money to finally implement single payer healthcare, improve public education, make higher education free, and create so many more opportunities for the citizens of this country.

Of course, the opposition from the oil companies would be ferocious. Some oil workers in places like Texas and Alaska would lose their jobs. There would be a brief period of time, after the tax is implemented, but before public transportation is expanded, where it might be hard for some people to commute to work.

But in the long run, the results of $7.12 a gallon gas would be nothing but beneficial. Decreased carbon emissions, increased air quality, a much improved public transportation system, an end to the suburban sprawl which causes de facto segregation of racial communities and contributes to the systemic racism in this country.

All it will do is further disadvantage the poor who will not be able to fill their cars. The rest of us will keep driving, and fast.

Gasoline virtually pours out of the tailpipe of my 1970 Olds Cutlass 4-4-2 at high speeds. I love pulling up next to Smart Cars and Minis and gunning the engine. I bet it's like an earthquake in there.

Billy, I had an old Caddy Deville that got about 8 miles per gallon. I put a sign on the rear side window that read, "I'm burning the fuel you're saving." You should have seen the looks I'd get when pulling up next to a Prius.

You should try it.

I usually just black smoke the prius as I drive by. I suppose some would consider that homophobia or a hate crime against homosexuals.