Hi Kyle, I think what you need to ask yourself is; is 5$ a gallon gas better or worse than being drafted into military service to take the oil by force? Last figures I read had us at 1 million plus men in service; Rumsfeld ( perhaps the only honest man in the administration ) says now we have _no_ exit strategy in Iraq, only a "victory" strategy. Can't do much more with a volunteer force, and more strife is coming. We're there to stay my friend, and more bodies will be needed to grease the wheels of the juggernaut.
You'd be surprised, prices in Europe are about this much and people seem to have adapted. I can appreciate you concern though. With the collapse of the industrial base in America, working class folks like yourself are getting squeezed to the point of extinction. Hey, if it looks like medieval feudalism, well, maybe it is. K. -----Original Message----- From: Kyle Mcallister [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 6:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Prius hybrids selling at a premium --- "Stephen A. Lawrence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Fabulous! > > I've been saying for years (mostly to my > long-suffering family) that the > biggest thing wrong with the way our petroleum > policy is run in this > country is that there should be a federal gasoline > tax which keeps the > price per gallon in the $3 to $5 range, at a > minimum. This is the stupidest thing I have heard in a while. Force the gas prices to be that high? How much do you make a year? Have any idea how this will affect the masses out there who make very little a year (while working their asses off for what they get) and barely get by now? If they cannot get to work, they will have no money. If they have no money to spend and do not do a job, that money no longer works with the economy and that job is gone. This is a real good plan to screw things up worse than they already are. If you want to pay that, then go ahead. Not to mention that most people cannot afford a Prius in any case. They are not cheap. What the federal government should do if they really want to cut the consumption of fossil fuels is to put in place a program to produce cheap small hybrids. A Prius does not qualify for cheap. Yes, you might have to leave out a few bullshit luxuries. Sorry folks, you have to get off your duff and crank the windows down and forget the power locks too. No fancy Bose sound systems either. Just a bare-bones cheap hybrid car. If you want to spend the money and upgrade to a better one with the frills, be my guest. But make it a requirement that something be available for those of us who cannot afford all that crap. Truly a "people's car." If I had or could afford a Prius, I would probably get one to save money and know I am doing something good for the environment. I would also destroy the plastic body on it, make my own that doesn't look dog-ugly, and register it as a custom vehicle. But since I cannot afford such things, I will continue to drive V-6's and V-8's which are much more economically feasible to maintain in my income range. --Kyle __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
