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Originally Posted by a_Username
You can't simply say what price intermediate goods are going to be lol.
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I wasn't talking about the price of intermediate goods ... just the price you pay at the pump. Up the tax now, and lower it later when gas actually gets expensive. And yes, gas will get more expensive. The world is continually using more, and there isn't any more getting produced within the earth. So rather than accelerate (by making it cheaper) the consumption of an non-renewable (and mostly imported) fuel, why not try and reduce the demand for it?
I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm not too keen on rush hour traffic or urban congestion. It sorta takes the fun out of driving. In my mind, every person that carpools, takes the bus, or rides the train instead of driving their car means one less car clogging up the road, and the easier it is for everyone else to drive. Problems is, most mass transit systems aren't a very good option right now, partially because gas is so cheap. More expensive gas leads to more usage of mass transit, which leads to greater coverage, which increases usage even more.