Reply #18: i call this a "yeah but" post [View All]

the logic of your idea is great ... why not encourage through our policies the behavior we want and discourage the behavior we don't want. thus, big SUV? you only get a little gas. Prius? all ya' want.

but not so fast there ... the problem I was citing in my previous post was one of affordability. gas, for many, is a necessity. some people either can't get to work without it or would have to spend hours using mass transit. and some of those people cannot afford to by a Prius. It sort of reminds me of the time that Reagan reused the famous Kennedy quote that "a rising tide lifts all boats." The retort to that was that "yeah, but President Reagan, not everyone can afford a boat."

My real campaign is for a 50% mandatory reduction in auto use. Yeah, that will fly ... The reality is, in the long run, we may not have a choice ...