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Old 09-20-2012, 01:32 PM   #47 (permalink)
redyaris
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Originally Posted by redpoint5 View Post
I predict your laughter to cease at a much lower price.
I predict that at double the price of fuel [$4/gal increased to $8/gal] the demand in the USA will drop less than 5%.

I predict that at 4X the price for fuel: $16/gal, the demand in the USA will drop by less than 15%.

I will still be laughing with my fleet average of over 100 mpg and driving 40% less per year, and I will stil be able to afford the price of vegitables.

My last prediction is that it will take a price rise of over 8X to get us away from fossel fuels and into renewables!
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