I actually agree with much of what you wrote--but what I'm trying to point-out is that it is a VERY slippery slope when anyone begins to define the needs of others--for whatever reason.

As for Lou Holtz, I'm not much of a sports fan because I don't see the entertainment value of elevating a bunch of selfish jerks, and I really feel like professional sports is a fabulous waste of everything. My brother in law's father was from a small village in Bolovia that has electricity from dusk for 2 or 3 hours every night, can you imagine how many months of electricity are wasted for one usless sporting event? Imagine the impact on inner city education if the thousands of professional sport hopefuls weren't deluded into thinking they had a shot at making it--for your entertainment. I think the US should impose a "Professional sports is a complete waste of everything" tax on all professional sports related transactions.

But for some reason, I just don't feel the need to tell you what to drive. Further, I just don't understand the impulse that forces others to tell me what I can and should be driving based-upon my needs. Especially when considering the magnitude of the issues we're discussing here. See what I'm saying?

It's real easy to kick up enough dust surrounding this argument to cloud the real issue but the bottom line is this: I already pay a per usage (efficiency related) tax based-upon my consumption of gasoline and further, you do not have permission to define my needs for me.

Like you said very well, education is the key.


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• Ford urges Congress to promote E85, PT, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 06:55:49
  • OK, I'll throw a wrench into the works...., SaabHubby, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 18:49:32
  • No e85 here yet..., LesH, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 11:18:49
    • that Minnedosa odour;-) n/m, steveC, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 15:52:42
      • Gotta head out to dinner there soon..., LesH, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 19:18:21
        • Re: Gotta head out to dinner there soon..., steveC, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 19:23:06
  • Some good posts to this. E85 is just one piece of, Noel, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 10:39:05
    • Why would heavily taxing fuel not work? >, ChipJ, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 17:36:15
      • Re: Why would heavily taxing fuel not work? >, soneway, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 20:00:45
        • Re: Why would heavily taxing fuel not work? >, Noel, Fri, 10 Mar 2006 06:06:00
          • Now wait a minute, Drew in Houston, Fri, 10 Mar 2006 13:37:07
            • Re: Now wait a minute, soneway, Fri, 10 Mar 2006 14:46:51
              • Re: Now wait a minute, Drew in Houston, Fri, 10 Mar 2006 15:29:56 <-- Viewing This Message
              • Nice job, soneway., Noel, Fri, 10 Mar 2006 15:09:29
                • Re: Nice job, soneway., Drew in Houston, Fri, 10 Mar 2006 17:13:52
            • Well, yes, people with big families or some other >, ChipJ, Fri, 10 Mar 2006 13:54:27
              • Thank goodness this isn't Europe, Drew in Houston, Fri, 10 Mar 2006 14:26:49
                • If we want to reduce our dependence on foreign oil >, ChipJ, Fri, 10 Mar 2006 20:31:13
                • Re: Thank goodness this isn't Europe, soneway, Fri, 10 Mar 2006 15:29:50
                • Emissions are only part of the story..., Noel, Fri, 10 Mar 2006 15:02:12
  • the engineer in me says this is a dumb idea >, ChipJq, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 07:19:35
    • Re: the engineer in me says this is a dumb idea >, dboone, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 07:43:12
      • I would think if E85, PT, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 08:50:10
        • Re: I would think if E85, TML , Thu, 9 Mar 2006 09:27:57
          • I have a suspicion that the people who "calculated", AdamB , Fri, 10 Mar 2006 01:05:33
          • Re: I would think if E85, dboone, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 10:49:52
          • Re: The price of sugar, BobS, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 10:14:35
          • There's no renewable replacement for oil, BrianG, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 09:49:33
            • Re: There's no renewable replacement for oil, AdamB , Fri, 10 Mar 2006 01:07:39
              • No, the production capacity cannot exist, BrianG, Fri, 10 Mar 2006 07:58:44
                • Re: No, the production capacity cannot exist, AdamB , Sat, 11 Mar 2006 01:57:09
            • Re: There's no renewable replacement for oil, soneway, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 19:47:42
              • Brilliant post! I would add this >, ChipJ, Fri, 10 Mar 2006 14:05:30
              • Great post, soneway!, Noel, Fri, 10 Mar 2006 06:40:37
              • Re: There's no renewable replacement for oil, soneway, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 20:06:26
        • Re: I would think if E85, Chad, Thu, 9 Mar 2006 09:12:14

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