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[dude1394]

Another take on the gas-mileage standards...and this person is a algore climate supporter.

What to say, beyond the obvious, about the administration's decision to raise fuel economy standards?

• It will raise the prices of cars, and make them less safe
• It will reduce our carbon emissions, but not by as much as advertised, because more fuel efficient cars make driving cheaper, so people will do more of it. This "rebound" effect robs about 25% of gains, and also means more congestion, and more wear-and-tear on roads
• This will either help the Big Three compete, or seal their doom as the Japanese manufacturers continue to eat into their market share. If I had to bet, I'd wager this means big ongoing subsidies for our favorite three public charities.
• If you want to cut down on the pollution from driving, this is about the worst possible way to do it. On the other hand, it may be the only politically feasible way to do it. If you take global warming seriously, as I do, it may be the best of a bad set of policy choices.

[mcsluggo]

Originally Posted by dude1394

Another take on the gas-mileage standards...and this person is a algore climate supporter.

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the implication of your cut and paste would seem to be that it would be much more efficient to raise fuel taxes to affect consumption decisions.

Are you in favor of that?

(personally, I AM much more in favor of taxing the behavior that you want to influence, rather than imposing arbirary caps and targets)

[dude1394]

Originally Posted by mcsluggo

the implication of your cut and paste would seem to be that it would be much more efficient to raise fuel taxes to affect consumption decisions.

Are you in favor of that?

(personally, I AM much more in favor of taxing the behavior that you want to influence, rather than imposing arbirary caps and targets)

Yes...If you were going to do it, that would be the most straightforward method, without the guvment penalizing a specific industry.