Re: Excess petrol prices petition

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From: Andrew Berry
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 00:00

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In article <4fofup$qe9@grivel.une.edu.au> cgarvey@metz.une.edu.au (gravityboy) writes:
> Yeah lets drive down petrol prices so we can spew more greenhouse gases, 
> organic lead, sulfur and nitrogen oxides, hydrogen sulfide etc into the air.
> right on man!

Comments about the environmental impact of cars are pretty irrelevant to
the petition.  Country people have minimal control over their
consumption of fuel---there isn't any public transport infrastructure to
take the place of cars.

The original poster was looking for support to bring the price of fuel
in country areas down to a level similar to cities.  Country fuel prices
are generally 20-30% higher than city prices (and the freight doesn't
cost that much).  On top of that, the government taxes are applied on
the price after freight.  

Ciao,
-- 
AndyB   (Andrew Berry)
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From: andyb@flathead.dstc.cs.uq.edu.au (Andrew Berry)
Subject: Re: Excess petrol prices petition
Date: 1996/02/14
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