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Hermes
Prominent MUSA Citizen Joined: May 19 2009 Location: Middletown Status: Offline Points: 1637 |
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Posted: Nov 06 2009 at 5:47pm |
Auto Execs Urge Government to Tax Fuel up to $8/Gallon to Increase Fuel Efficiency
CEO at leading parts supplier: "Energy independence...ultimately means that fuel has to be more expensive"
It's no secret that when gas prices dropped early in the year and with the recession in full swing, hybrid sales saw their first drop in years. Faced with tough new fuel economy restrictions, auto executives had come up with all sorts of unusual suggestions -- such as cutting crash testing -- but now had to puzzle over a new dilemma; what if consumers don't want the higher-priced electric vehicles that they plan to start flooding the market with in less that a year? At a special Reuters summit in Detroit, numerous auto industry executives are cited as suggesting that the government raise taxes on gasoline substantially to spur the adoption of fuel efficient vehicles. States Tim Leuliette, chief executive of privately held parts supplier Dura Automotive, "In the United States, we're afraid to touch the fuel price. We've got to continue to raise taxes in the United States so that, by the end of the next decade, gas is about $8 a gallon in today's terms." |
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VietVet
MUSA Council Joined: May 15 2008 Status: Offline Points: 7008 |
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8 bucks a gallon on gas? I can't think of a quicker way to incite a nation-wide riot than to do something as asinine as that. Apparently, these 's want to see a repeat of the Watts riots of the 60's again. Burning and looting is such a pleasant thing to see on your evening news. These other nimrods are wanting to see 4 and 5 bucks per gallon on a continual basis which is just as bad. Even the clown proposing $3.50 to $4.00 per gallon is out of touch with what the average person can afford these days. They would be advised to keep it under $3.00 per gallon or less. I would say that's about all most can handle.
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Hermes
Prominent MUSA Citizen Joined: May 19 2009 Location: Middletown Status: Offline Points: 1637 |
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They claim that all this climate change save the world crap will escalate gasoline prices as well as home utilities and food. I really don't understand the need to save the world. Save it from what for what ? All I see are people like Al Gore and others who stand to make $billions off some scam while the poor and working class poor go deeper into the black abyss.
Middeltown is a fine example of saving the world. Example : the funds spent on the bike path versus spending it to improve the fire houses etc. To me that proves it's all a gigantic scam.
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