Originally posted by: Ornery
Originally posted by: Lifer
Originally posted by: Ornery
Honestly, I'd back a gasoline rationing program. Give everybody in the country a quota of gallons per year at the market rate, then add a fee to each gallon used above that. That's fair as fair can be!
good idea in theory, very hard to implement.
what's the "market rate" for gas? prices fluctuate so quickly.
how will you determine how much is a fair quota? some people just drive a lot more than others because they have to.
how will you identify an individual? they will have to present ID when purchasing gas?
etc., etc.
We've had gas rationing in the past, during the World War, when stamps were issued.
The market rate is what's on the pump. If you're govt. issued card is used up, you'll pay the going rate plus a fee. Easy!
Some drive more because they have to? Well, la-tee-da! Everybody's bitching about SUVs using too much gas. How about the DINKs living 50 miles from work, so they don't have to live with the dregs in the city? The soccer mom uses a few gallons per week in her SUV, while the tree huggers use a hundred gallons in the same time for their weekly commute! Everybody gets the same share of fuel in my plan. That's fair!