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Re: Why would heavily taxing fuel not work? >
Posted by soneway (more from soneway) on Thu, 9 Mar 2006 20:00:45
In Reply to: Why would heavily taxing fuel not work? >, ChipJ, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 17:36:15
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Hi Chip,
I agree with you to a point, demand would go down to a point. But then you still have to go to work, the store, and grandma's house. Food, Shelter, the ability to make the money to pay for them (i.e. - go to work) at some point are not really discretionary expenditures. You have to eat, you can eat more cheaply but you have to eat. Shelter is even more difficult to adjust costs, you have a monthly rental or mortgage. You can cut down on driving, however I'd bet a survey would find most car drivers would say that the vast majority of miles they drive is either getting to and from work, or directly for work (sales, delivery, truckers, etc.). There could/would be a small percentage change but when you get to the point you are only driving to and from work and the grocery store you can't conserve any more without a change in the way you commute. something not easily done in most areas.
Posts in this Thread:
- Ford urges Congress to promote E85, PT, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 06:55:49
- OK, I'll throw a wrench into the works...., SaabHubby, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 18:49:32
- No e85 here yet..., LesH, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 11:18:49
- Some good posts to this. E85 is just one piece of, Noel, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 10:39:05
- the engineer in me says this is a dumb idea >, ChipJq, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 07:19:35
- Re: the engineer in me says this is a dumb idea >, dboone, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 07:43:12
- I would think if E85, PT, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 08:50:10
- Re: I would think if E85, TML
, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 09:27:57- I have a suspicion that the people who "calculated", AdamB
, Fri, 10 Mar 2006 01:05:33 - Re: I would think if E85, dboone, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 10:49:52
- Re: The price of sugar, BobS, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 10:14:35
- There's no renewable replacement for oil, BrianG, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 09:49:33
- Re: There's no renewable replacement for oil, AdamB
, Fri, 10 Mar 2006 01:07:39 - Re: There's no renewable replacement for oil, soneway, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 19:47:42
- Brilliant post! I would add this >, ChipJ, Fri, 10 Mar 2006 14:05:30
- Great post, soneway!, Noel, Fri, 10 Mar 2006 06:40:37
- Re: There's no renewable replacement for oil, soneway, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 20:06:26
- Re: I would think if E85, Chad, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 09:12:14
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