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Farago on PRI's "The Takeaway" at 6:06 AM EST: Raise the Gas Tax. If You Must
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Robert Farago
(IC: employee)
Published: May 19th, 2009
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I’m no stranger to this ungodly hour. Having raised four daughters, I know why the early bird gets the worm: Lumbricus Terrestris hasn’t had time for a cup of coffee. Still, needs must. TTAC may have crested 1m viewers per month, but we’re still eyeball based. Our survival still depends on ad revenue. So we need to give as many potential readers as possible a “taste.” Hence the early hour. I’m about to get picked up by a local car service to take me to a radio station to argue against CAFE standards and for a gas tax. Should be fun. Tell all your friends! Well the ones with small children. Thanks. [ click here to listen to the interview on WNYC Radio and Public Radio International’s “The Takeaway”]
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One problem with CAFE -vs- Gas Tax debates is the false comparison of how high the tax would have to be to achieve the MPG figures mandated by the CAFE. This is a false comparison, and something usually missed by the Gas Tax haters. The critical aspect of a gas tax is that it allows consumers to choose from a multitude of ways of conserving fuel while CAFE demands only a MPG benchmark. For a Gas Tax to gain public support, the debate must be between how much fuel it will save, not how high the MPG figures might be. Our man Farago tried to steer the topic this way, but the commentator and other guest kept going back the other way.
SunnyvaleCA, I just listened again, and boy are you right. I used to respect Andrea Bernstein, but what an ass! She wasn't even listening to RF, and the CAFE defender she was propping up really knew nothing. I guess you know where they fall on the govt. regulation vs. power of the free market debate.
Robert, You were the only rational voice in this discussion!