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Originally posted by DeepFat:
I am suspicious about the premise of the documentary. The title implies there is a conspiracy to deprive the public of an electric car.
Things will work out, and they will become available for those who can live with their peculiar problems, but one thing comes to mind:
Gasoline taxes are an important revenue source for gov't. How will the gov't make up for millions of drivers not using gas?
DF
Deep, I have noticed that you and I have different perspectives on a lot of things. Funny, in that most of my friends from California have similiar views to me.
However, I do believe there is an effort "conspiracy" of the Bush administration to push higher gasoline consumption.
I will give a couple of examples:
>When Bush first became president, on of his first big tax incentives, was for the largest and most gas-guzzeling SUV's and trucks.
> Bush made a speech where he said that it is the right of Americans to burn as much fuel as they want. (not in quotes-probably not exact phrase)
> The Bush administration has failed to collect from the oil companies the royalities that they are required to pay for pumping oil that belongs to you and me on National Public Land.
He has talked a lot about the hydrogen cars, and cars running on ethynol, but in reality, for the most part that is just what it is--talk.
In fact, after his first mention of a hydrogen car in his speech, Cheney went the next day to the oil executives and told them not to worry, that that was all just BS.
Here are some suggestions that he should have already done, but could still do to convence me of the lack of a conspiracy to keep us on an oil economy.
> serious tax credits for people buying all-electric cars, or very high mileage cars. (as opposed to his origional tax credits for gas guzzlers) Aren't Republicans susposed to be in favor of lower taxes?
> The re-instatement of tax credits for solar water heaters that Reagan did away with.
> Encourage good rail public transportation, and encourage railroads to use electricity for their power instead of diesel where possible.
When I see some of these kinds of things being proposed, I will change my mind, but until then, I believe Bush does conspire to keep us slaves to oil.