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Subscribe to this threadMulally not proposing a gas tax - but he's not against it
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Louis Duran @ Aug 9th 2007 10:19PM
"For years, automakers have periodically proposed an increase in gasoline taxes as an alternative to CAFE. It's not because they truly believe the former is better policy (either for the nation or their industry) than the latter but because they know there's no way the public will stand for it."
Hammer meet nail... I think you just nailed it. Reading between the lines, it sounds like they want the impetus for more fuel efficient cars to come from the consumer not from a CAFE mandate. I think that is the right way to go about it. As much as I would like to see the US federal govenment make oil consumption more expensive, I don't see that happening while Bush/Cheney are in office. I would support a higher federal gas tax since my next car will hopefully get at least 30 mpg.