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Old 09-28-2009, 02:10 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Although I know it would be very hard for some, as well as the general economy, I think we should be paying more for gas to make the incentive for all to be more conservative in their fuel consumption.

When it hit $4 a gallon here last year there was a real transformation in the types of cars you saw on the highway and the way people drove. Now it's back to the same old aggressive insanity.

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I agree. I like to claim that the Honda Fit, Nissan Versa, Toyota Yaris, Smart, Honda Insight II, and Cobalt XFE are in the USA *because* of higher gas prices.

(and drivers were monster mean today)

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