Re: Bikes (was Re: GUN CONTROL)

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From: Fred McCall
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 1994 15:29

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Mike Ronn (micron@5a.com) wrote:
: >And just how much gasoline tax was collected from those bicycles?
: >None, you say?  Then it seems quite a stretch to try to claim that
: >money should be spent for the benefit of a minority.

: How much air was polluted by those bicycles that warrented the gas tax to 
: clean up?

The gasoline taxes are used for road construction, not pollution
control.  So, how do you ride your bike without touching the roadway? 

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From: mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com (Fred McCall)
Subject: Re: Bikes (was Re: GUN CONTROL)
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