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Article #13156Re: Route 81 - railroad
From: Douglas White
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 00:00
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 00:00
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Here's why I'll never get elected to any high office...
I'd rather see a WHOPPING tax on petroleum products (gas, diesel, etc.) -
imagine $3/gal! Pressure auto makers into economy/alternate fuel, seriously
beef up mass transit, etc. Put the initial income into infrastructure, then start
subsidizing energy R&D.
The US started down a path in the late 40's/50's when the war ended and the
boomers started. The "call of the open road", suburbs, and the economy set us up
for the transportation environment we have today. Not that I think it's bad across
the board, but there certainly are some pockets of inefficiency/danger.
Someday it'll be in my novel... :-)
Frederick E. Jorden wrote:
> But the money comes from highway taxes! Use it to build highways or reduce the
> tax!
--
Doug White - http://www.carr.org/~dwhite/contacts.htm
Disclaimer: Opinions are my own.
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