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Hip, hip, CAFE!
Some Dems celebrate a new Senate bill to boost gas mileage. But it's premature to toast the end of our high-octane bender.
By Katharine Mieszkowski [2007-07-03]

  • Cheaper Driving, Driving More

    The canard about lowering the cost of driving increasing the amount of driving doesn't hold water. Demand for gasoline is highly inelastic.

    I think most people simply don't have more time to spend in their cars, even if driving were free. I certainly don't.

    I think the feebate idea is much better than the CAFE standard; I would be quite pleased to drive a Honda Insight while getting thousands of dollars a year in transfer payments from Hummer owners.

    -- djoelt1
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    Monday, July 2, 2007 08:20 PM
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