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The right price to pollute
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Big Oil has the absolute right to ask for whatever price they want for their oil. It should not be any other way.
2. Gary Gardner and Gregory Clark are Eco-Nazis. Really, they are what they are and it should be clear the damage they would do to your health, wealth and safety... and at the same time line their pockets with gold and political sway. Don't see it that way? Then you and your family are the fodder for the next decade. Jim
3. The proposed gas tax holiday is like giving a strarving man a cracker and no more only to later ask him to pay and then some for said cracker. Plus there is no requirement for BIG OIL to pass on all or any of the savings.
4. In general, government intervention is necessary when there are violations of individual rights involved. Note that few people dump toxic waste onto private property, or pipe in combustion emissions into private buildings. In our sue-happy society, such actions would be financially suicidal. And while few people disputes the government's power to regulate what goes into the public air, questions remain as to what sorts of regulations are a good idea. Some businesses pollute the air, and yet they also generate tax revenue.
5. You have to have a very small world to believe in this type of story. Most of the rest of the world cares nothing about regulation or pollution. China is cranking pollution at a level never seen here in the U.S. We are the leader in toxic clean up and restoration of resources. Meantime, people need to get to work...that takes gasoline at this point in history. We can drill for it cleanly and help our neighbors at the same time. Seldom do the environmentalist look pass their own agendas....and today that means making money on being clean...and forgetting about their fellow man.
6. Other social costs of gas/oil must include the health impact. Recent studies are showing tailpipe emissions are much more toxic than we realized.
7. The gas tax should be higher, not lower. In the long run, that would lead to more fuel efficient vehicles, and more public transportation. European countries have been doing that for years, and now are suffering much less then us gas-guzzlers. In the long run, a higher tax will reduce consumption and result in lower gas prices, just by the laws of supply and demand.
8. The government should be INCREASING taxes on gas, not decreasing. This increase should have begun years ago in order to transition American consumers to smaller cars over a longer period. Now, faced with supply issues, we are being forced to do so at a much faster (and painful) rate. We need solid plans for weaning our country off oil. There is no solution that will fix our energy problem involving oil. Worldwide demand is increasing and will continue to outstrip supply. If we truly want to avoid disaster, we need some forward thinkers to truly push fuel efficient vehicles and ultimately get us off oil.
9. Only a moron would propose such an INEFFECTIVE method of dealing with Bush's other highly profitable folly. And only the ignorant would sell their votes, for a few non-magic 'beans.' Ban speculation in food and energy/dump oil from the Strategic Reserve regularly to hurt speculators/ban tax write-offs for losses in such speculation. And NEVER waste your vote on the child, wife, brother of a politician.
10. The high cost of gas is affecting many people that can least afford the extra expense, but to encourage more miles driven by reducing the cost of gas is probably misplaced help. As a country we have been giving lip service to conservation for so many years that we believe that our gas guzzling vehicles and unrestricted driving is a national right. It is time to address the realities of the present situation and reduce unlimited use of this important resource.
Submitted by: Michael Ejercito
2. Gary Gardner and Gregory Clark are Eco-Nazis. Really, they are what they are and it should be clear the damage they would do to your health, wealth and safety... and at the same time line their pockets with gold and political sway. Don't see it that way? Then you and your family are the fodder for the next decade. Jim
Submitted by: jim
3. The proposed gas tax holiday is like giving a strarving man a cracker and no more only to later ask him to pay and then some for said cracker. Plus there is no requirement for BIG OIL to pass on all or any of the savings.
Submitted by: liz
4. In general, government intervention is necessary when there are violations of individual rights involved. Note that few people dump toxic waste onto private property, or pipe in combustion emissions into private buildings. In our sue-happy society, such actions would be financially suicidal. And while few people disputes the government's power to regulate what goes into the public air, questions remain as to what sorts of regulations are a good idea. Some businesses pollute the air, and yet they also generate tax revenue.
Submitted by: Michael Ejercito
5. You have to have a very small world to believe in this type of story. Most of the rest of the world cares nothing about regulation or pollution. China is cranking pollution at a level never seen here in the U.S. We are the leader in toxic clean up and restoration of resources. Meantime, people need to get to work...that takes gasoline at this point in history. We can drill for it cleanly and help our neighbors at the same time. Seldom do the environmentalist look pass their own agendas....and today that means making money on being clean...and forgetting about their fellow man.
Submitted by: Ted Welch
6. Other social costs of gas/oil must include the health impact. Recent studies are showing tailpipe emissions are much more toxic than we realized.
Submitted by: Ben M
7. The gas tax should be higher, not lower. In the long run, that would lead to more fuel efficient vehicles, and more public transportation. European countries have been doing that for years, and now are suffering much less then us gas-guzzlers. In the long run, a higher tax will reduce consumption and result in lower gas prices, just by the laws of supply and demand.
Submitted by: Dennis
8. The government should be INCREASING taxes on gas, not decreasing. This increase should have begun years ago in order to transition American consumers to smaller cars over a longer period. Now, faced with supply issues, we are being forced to do so at a much faster (and painful) rate. We need solid plans for weaning our country off oil. There is no solution that will fix our energy problem involving oil. Worldwide demand is increasing and will continue to outstrip supply. If we truly want to avoid disaster, we need some forward thinkers to truly push fuel efficient vehicles and ultimately get us off oil.
Submitted by: Jay
9. Only a moron would propose such an INEFFECTIVE method of dealing with Bush's other highly profitable folly. And only the ignorant would sell their votes, for a few non-magic 'beans.' Ban speculation in food and energy/dump oil from the Strategic Reserve regularly to hurt speculators/ban tax write-offs for losses in such speculation. And NEVER waste your vote on the child, wife, brother of a politician.
Submitted by: Robert NO Longer in LA
10. The high cost of gas is affecting many people that can least afford the extra expense, but to encourage more miles driven by reducing the cost of gas is probably misplaced help. As a country we have been giving lip service to conservation for so many years that we believe that our gas guzzling vehicles and unrestricted driving is a national right. It is time to address the realities of the present situation and reduce unlimited use of this important resource.
Submitted by: L Kranston
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