General Motors CEO Wants a $1 Gasoline Tax to Force Us to Go Green. Tool.

undertakerlives

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Tue Jun-07-11 08:31 PM
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General Motors CEO Wants a $1 Gasoline Tax to Force Us to Go Green. Tool.

Edited on Tue Jun-07-11 08:32 PM by undertakerlives

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E5rpSsMLtQ

Posted on YouTube: June 08, 2011
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Posted on DU: June 08, 2011
By DU Member: undertakerlives
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Dan Akerson, CEO of General Motors, would favor a .50 cent to one dollar tax on gasoline to entice the American people to buy eco-friendly cars. What a douche. Why should we be goaded into buying something like this - whatever happened to freedom of choice?

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Mz Pip

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Tue Jun-07-11 08:39 PM
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1. You have a choice

No one is taking it away from you.You can buy a gas guzzler if you want and then you can whine when gas prices go up. It's your choice. No one is forcing you to buy an eco-friendly car.

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undertakerlives

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Tue Jun-07-11 08:47 PM
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3. Uh...

This video was a critique on his comments. I don't remember saying that this became a law or any kind of legislation.

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Pharaoh

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Tue Jun-07-11 08:39 PM
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2. These are the same jerks

who killed their own electric car program in California after the Bush coronation. Fuck them!

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saras

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Tue Jun-07-11 09:14 PM
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4. If we have to control gas use, rationing is better than a tax

A ration lets every American have equal access.

A ration rewards fuel efficiency in the big picture as well as the short-term.

A ration would let people who don't need their share transfer it to others and profit from it.

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Jumping John

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Tue Jun-07-11 09:46 PM
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5. And the green cars will be made in China and the UAW union will be crushed. n/t

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cliffordu

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Tue Jun-07-11 10:08 PM
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6. What douchebag???

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FarLeftFist

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Tue Jun-07-11 10:22 PM
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7. What is he talking about?!

That Canon shot a very high quality video. Could use more lighting which would result in a sharper image and clarity though. Lighting is everything. Also use 1080p. For compression use H.264 video and AAC audio format. Also make sure your memory card is geared towards video, like a sandisk VideoHD6 8 gb+ card.

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