> Dana wrote: > maybe they should. In economics, this is called the problem of externalities > -- where one person gets the benefit, and someone else gets the cost. >
Good point, but my car did come with a $1700 gas guzzler tax that I happily paid. As to the CO2, again my view is this: there's absolutely no way this country is going to stop buring gasoline no matter how responsible our consumers are. Driving hybids is like a spec of sand on every beach in the world. Our entire economy - every product you buy - is either made of oil or was delivered by it. It's not going anywhere unless we had fast and strong leadership which we haven't for 6 years. Personally I think it's too late. The permafrost is melting and that's going to release tons of methane - a WAY more powerful greenhouse gas than CO2. It's going to get much hotter (that is there'll be more weather energy - the temps may not be all that much hotter). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:185754 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
