The Obligatory
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Thursday, May 25, 2006
Or...
In regards to the previous post ...
Another way to get lower gas prices is to artificially deflate them. General Motors has announced a plan to cap gas prices at $1.99/gallon for customers who buy or lease one of a selected model of GM car - most of which are low-mileage SUVs. GM would give customers rebates for their first year of ownership, calculating against the average price of gas enough so that your average gas price was $1.99. After the first year, the program ends, and you have to subscribe to OnStar for $17 a month.
So ... make gas cheaper for cars that use more of it. Those drivers no longer feel the economic pressure to reduce driving distances or improve mileage, and once the program is over, they quit cold turkey ... almost definitely with gas prices higher than they are right now. Due in any part to an increased demand? Like, from a certain car manufacturer's rebate program?
Short-term benefits, long-term consequences.
Another way to get lower gas prices is to artificially deflate them. General Motors has announced a plan to cap gas prices at $1.99/gallon for customers who buy or lease one of a selected model of GM car - most of which are low-mileage SUVs. GM would give customers rebates for their first year of ownership, calculating against the average price of gas enough so that your average gas price was $1.99. After the first year, the program ends, and you have to subscribe to OnStar for $17 a month.
So ... make gas cheaper for cars that use more of it. Those drivers no longer feel the economic pressure to reduce driving distances or improve mileage, and once the program is over, they quit cold turkey ... almost definitely with gas prices higher than they are right now. Due in any part to an increased demand? Like, from a certain car manufacturer's rebate program?
Short-term benefits, long-term consequences.
that one guy you know, 2:24 PM
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2 Comments:
Short-term benefits, long-term consequences.
Isn't this is GOP's motto?
Isn't this is GOP's motto?
There isn't much one like myself can say about a plan like that, sometimes I just feel like history and nature are not sacred to anyone but a few of us.
