given the real costs of using gasoline (global warming, etc.), the
price of gas _is_ too low. But instead of giving more moolah to Mobil,
prices should be raised by raising gas taxes (as in Europe).

On 4/27/06, Leigh Meyers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> A 'Shaggy Flag' Story:
> Exxon/Mobil made record profits last year, yet the windfall apparently
> hasn't made a difference in the overall condition of their retail
> outlets, the gas station.
>
> The Flag Police Wonder... Are Gas Prices Too Low?
> from The New Hampshire Gazette Vol 250, No 12, March 10, 2006
>
> It has not been a quiet fortnight at the station house. It's eerily calm
> at the moment, but only because some officers are still sedated. The
> doctors say after a few more days they may be able to lower the dosages,
> but those affected may have to wear blinders for a while.
> <More>
>
> http://www.nhgazette.com/articles/FP_gas_exxon12.html
>


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Jim Devine / "There can be no real individual freedom in the presence
of economic insecurity." -- Chester Bowles

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