Get ready for Gas increase!

[gid]

Originally Posted by CrazedEpidemic

I don't mind if it goes up to $2/gallon. I think it should be taxed to $4/gallon to continue our path to a greener world and we should get rebates to offset the taxes so the money stays in America.

OBAMA and his people make 55 m.p.h. mandatory for all of U.S. , lot of lead foots out there . The revenue from tickets could be used to rebuild roads ( create jobs ) , hire more police ( to enforce speed limit = more $ ) , and used towards alternative energy . Last , the rest of the misused bailout money given to the auto manufacturers should be sent as a stimulus check (ex. $1,000 ) to the people to purchase an AMERICAN made vehicle of their choice that get good gas mileage , for example : 32 m.p.g. highway or better . Any suggestions welcome . LET'S PASS A BILL ($ ) OF OUR OWN .

[GeneW]

Originally Posted by gid

OBAMA and his people make 55 m.p.h. mandatory for all of U.S. , lot of lead foots out there . The revenue from tickets could be used to rebuild roads ( create jobs ) , hire more police ( to enforce speed limit = more $ )

They tried that shit around here after the Steel Mills closed up and went away. Lots of speed traps.

The net result has been that people avoid the areas with speed traps like the plague. This ends up costing the local businesses, especially convenience stores, hard ware stores and family restaurants. All this does is benefit Wal-Mart, which can build a place on the Interstate and attract the lost business.

More so, people grow contemptuous of Police. The Police rely heavily upon the local people for help to solve and prevent crime. Turning them into enemies breaks down the effectiveness of law enforcement.

Whoever came up with this idea of making Police into tax collectors must hate police.


The 55 mph Federal speed limit was mental masturbation. What it saved in gasoline, which was marginal, increased accident rates (in part because up to a certain speed accidents are caused more by differences in speed than in absolute speed) and cost people lost time that they needed for economic activity. We didn't have cell phones back then either, which means if we jack down the speed limits more people will do their business in their cars, leading to more traffic deaths.

You want to save money? Change the laws that govern high speed Internet so that more people can telecommute from home. Change the Federal Regs that underpin Zoning Laws so that local communities cannot practice Apartheid against home based business. Repeal Kelo vs New London in Congress (they acted against the Supreme Court with guns on school grounds didn't they?) so that people can be more secure in their private property.

Most of all, quit making "One Size Fits All" regulations unless they are absolutely necessary.

Originally Posted by gid

and used towards alternative energy .

Alternative to what?

Wind power? You need permits to put up windmills around here. One of my best friends is in a windy part of Fayette County, PA. He cannot get a permit - they've been doled out to politically connected people or require heavy amounts of paperwork.

Oddly enough, a bozo now and then tries to get his folks to get up of of their land to let them buy their property and build a windmill.

Dams cause fishies to suffer, and the waterways are the province of local, state and federal governments.

Wood? We've been burning wood since Homo Erectus walked the Earth. Big deal.

Algae? Not developed enough yet. Corn to ethanol? Boondoggle. Sawgrass? Cellulosic alcohol is probably worse than algae.

Originally Posted by gid

Last , the rest of the misused bailout money given to the auto manufacturers should be sent as a stimulus check (ex. $1,000 ) to the people to purchase an AMERICAN made vehicle of their choice that get good gas mileage , for example : 32 m.p.g. highway or better . Any suggestions welcome . LET'S PASS A BILL ($ ) OF OUR OWN .

How about any of the monies saved being applied against the Federal Deficit, so that we don't have to go hat in hand to China or Japan to save our butts - again.

Gene