Should we raise the federal tax on gasoline?

[opebo]

Every American should demand a V-8 engine, along with a spacious Ranch House.  Christ people, do any of you realize how much the standard of living has fallen since the early 1970s?

[opebo]

Well, not everyone prefers those things. I like small, good handling, fuel efficient, easy to park and easy to drive cars...

I once had one of these:



Fantastic little car - unkillable - with a gutsy, smooth little inline six.

[opebo]

...Americans despise public transportation (I've read something like nearly 4 in 5 Americans have never ridden public transportation once in their lives), mostly on the grounds that it brings them too close to other members of the public.

These are reasonable grounds, given what has been done to many segments of the American public...  I would not ride on public transportation in the US, other than an aeroplane.  Of course I have ridden upon public conveyances in every other part of the world I have visited and found it perfectly acceptable, comfortable, and pleasant, but those are places with well functioning cultures...