Tax gasoline rather than anything

Sir, since on the margin there is nothing that could help reduce the threath of global warming so much as to have the US reduce its gasoline consumption, and since on the margin there is nothing as effective for that than to tax it more, you are absolutely right when in your editorial (September 22) you spell out the truth telling your american friends to “Tax gasoline rather than sue carmakers”. This is what friends are for, even when the truth is so inconvenient that even an Al Gore does not dare to mention it. Next time though and since they are really in a full blown denying mode about their addiction, please do take the full step and make clear that they should tax gasoline… rather than anything.


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