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  1. “if you cook a great meal plus feed ice cream, you might just worth 300”

    Ice Cream I can provide.
    Cook a great meal? Me?????
    HA!
    I guess I’m worth in the two-digits 🙁

  2. Denton;

    Let me put it this way.

    Let’s take Joe Six-Pack. Joe just spent $20K on a car. He’s going to spend that $20K regardless of the CAFE standards. Joe is going to own a car, no matter what.

    Now Joe is thinking of a place to live, and he has to consider his commuting costs and quality of life. Joe originally had his eyes on place “x”, but the price is high and not that much space for the kids. However, if Joe commutes to place “y”, 20 minutes beyond “x”. it’s alot more affordable, has alot more space for the kids,and Joe is willing to put in the extra commuting time for his family’s quality of life. Thanks to CAFE, Joe can afford to make this extra commute.

    Decisions like this go on everyday in this country. The net result of CAFE is more miles driven. You advocate a tax as a way to reduce consumption, yet CAFE is effectively a tax REDUCTION.

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