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Ford: Think Hard in 2010-11
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<blockquote data-quote="Ron Tobias" data-source="post: 918428" data-attributes="member: 61402"><p>This has actually happened. When gas went north of $3 the consumption went way down and, as a result, so did tax income. However, because the price increase was industry driven (not tax driven) the oil industry dropped prices and consumption increased. If the price increase is based on taxes (which will never likely decrease), the free market will have difficulty affecting/adjusting the price.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, but it doesn't have to be that way. Mass transit done correctly can be very efficient and cheap. Our society is built around the automobile and as such little effort is put into building mass transit. Additionally because we are auto-centric, in most areas (except NY & DC) only those that can't afford a car use mass transit. As long as mass transit is relegated to the politically impotent (read: poor) no true effort (or dollars) will be expended to develop a decent mass transit system in the USA. As long as the oil industry is run by the politically potent (read: rich) the drive to keep as many gas guzzlin' vehicles (usually occupied by one person) on the road will remain.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I lived in Europe for 1.5 years and never owned a car. I can't imagine how much I would have had to travel on mass transit to spend an amount equal to the average U.S. car payment plus insurance & fuel. Which according to the BTS was about $8000 a year in 2008. See link:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ron Tobias, post: 918428, member: 61402"] This has actually happened. When gas went north of $3 the consumption went way down and, as a result, so did tax income. However, because the price increase was industry driven (not tax driven) the oil industry dropped prices and consumption increased. If the price increase is based on taxes (which will never likely decrease), the free market will have difficulty affecting/adjusting the price. Yes, but it doesn't have to be that way. Mass transit done correctly can be very efficient and cheap. Our society is built around the automobile and as such little effort is put into building mass transit. Additionally because we are auto-centric, in most areas (except NY & DC) only those that can't afford a car use mass transit. As long as mass transit is relegated to the politically impotent (read: poor) no true effort (or dollars) will be expended to develop a decent mass transit system in the USA. As long as the oil industry is run by the politically potent (read: rich) the drive to keep as many gas guzzlin' vehicles (usually occupied by one person) on the road will remain. I lived in Europe for 1.5 years and never owned a car. I can't imagine how much I would have had to travel on mass transit to spend an amount equal to the average U.S. car payment plus insurance & fuel. Which according to the BTS was about $8000 a year in 2008. See link: [/QUOTE]
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