3/gallon gas comming soon

[sbergman27]

Originally Posted by Black Yaris

Kinda like what they did with tobacco products, it will price people out of cars that consume a lot of petrol.

I've not noticed any sort of spread out taxation driving many people from their nicotine addiction. Although they do tend to waste more of the time of the people in line behind them, debating whether to go with a generic brand or not. But the addicts just pay the extra taxes.

Ostracization seems to have had limited effect effect, as well. They happily stand out in the 20 degree cold, moaning with their fellows about how *cold* it is outside, railing at the unfairness of it all... while puffing away on their nicotine sticks with a sense of happy camaraderie.

The approach we have taken to nicotine addiction has not really worked. And I don't see it having much greater effect upon people's petroleum addictions.

-Steve