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Originally Posted by Astronouth7303
Yes. but a price spike goes away (albeit temporaliy) in a few days. A tax is generally here to stay. They can't go w/o gas forever. Besides, we need crude oil for things like PLASTIC.
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Yes, but the economy is based on the principle of supply and demand. Just because you
need something doesn't mean you can incurr the added costs forever without increased revenue. If you increase taxes (or price) enough, then the economy will slow down, and eventually a breaking point will be reached. And, for sure, the American people won't stand to bear the brunt of it while oil companies are lining their pockets, even if they use it for research.
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Heheheh..... You don't much about hybrids do you. Most of the army's Humvee's are actually hybrids.(Of course they also admitted the fact that the hybrid feature was really only used as a electric generator) There are also a few suv hybrids coming out also.
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Admittedly, no
Just relaying what I hear ... but, as you mention, what a hybrid is isn't a fixed concept, and your mileage can vary (no pun intended! well, I suppose it was). But it certainly isn't a fix all solution to the problem, even a temporary one at that. My point is that it isn't easy ... and paying more money won't necessarily equate to getting research "done" faster ... it takes time and patience and more time and more time still. And then you've got all sorts of political and economic issues. And it's a mess. And a 50 cents gas tax goes a long way to enraging the public and increasing the government's coffers, but isn't likely to do much good.