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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
do you know people who are driving less right now? i don't. i did get a more fuel efficient car than i had previosly, but i'm not going back because they dropped gas taxes for a month.
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Good question. Most people in the US commute to work by car, so I don't think that there can really be much of a drop off. I wonder what the division is between commuting and recreational (or whatever you would call it) driving.
At any rate, I am pretty sure that the inelasticity of the demand for gas (oooh, am I saying that right, Burger? It's been a while since Econ 101) is a significant part of what led to the influx of more fuel efficient imports in the 1970s. As well as the creation of the Mustang II (". . . boredom zero!"), the Vega, and the Pacer.
What's a good liberal to do? I hired an unemployed illegal immigrant (she has papers, don't worry) to pull me around Podunkville in a rickshaw. Win win win.
