tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20795009.post114149607239774090..comments2023-09-22T15:44:10.411-04:00Comments on CUUMBAYA: Joel Monkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631333436948102576noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20795009.post-1142670214959847502006-03-18T03:23:00.000-05:002006-03-18T03:23:00.000-05:00I just want to know what is the solution? Unfortun...I just want to know what is the solution? <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, it seems as though without consequences that affect us personally, most of us don't care about quite a few extremely important issues. And if they don't care, will the politicians?LaReinaCobrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13554970165949410961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20795009.post-1141525761703406442006-03-04T21:29:00.000-05:002006-03-04T21:29:00.000-05:00None of which affects the point I was making: if g...None of which affects the point I was making: if gasoline is taxed at the rate he proposes in his series of articles- this is only the most recent- then tens of millions of us here in flyover country will be bankrupt overnight, and the economy will tank the month after. Long term consequences may be exactly as he describes- which means nothing to someone who cannot feed their children tonight. <BR/><BR/>He ridicules politicians who don't have the "courage" to propose his big tax solution, but they know something he doesn't: people have to eat TODAY. A long term solution that requires you to die in the short term is not a solution.Joel Monkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631333436948102576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20795009.post-1141496867878272072006-03-04T13:27:00.000-05:002006-03-04T13:27:00.000-05:00There is a pretty huge middle ground between the e...There is a pretty huge middle ground between the ever growing sized SUV many Americans choose to buy and a hybrid vehicle. <BR/>When gas prices spike, people buy smaller cars. Then gas prices return to "normal" and we buy big cars again. I think Friedman suggests that we raise the tax on gas to reflect the true cost of our oil (remember Friedman is mostly focused on our very expensive foriegn policy that subsidizes our inexpensive gas). New Yorkers are paying for SUV drivers to have the luxury of a gas-inefficient car while they take the subway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com