[quote=dreadlord]I think $10 a gallon would be great, and I used to believe I’m a conservative. These days, I wouldn’t label myself a Democrat or Republican.

$5 dollar a gallon gas is already changing the society in some very structural fashion:

More usage of public transportation
Less sales of gas guzzlers
People driving less
People thinking about living closer to work
Real interest in alternative fuel vehicles

Here are some other interesting changes that will probably come with $10 gas:

True production of alternative fuel vehicles
Re-booting the US Nuclear Energy capabilities
True development of mass transit
Higher density population centers rather than sprawl
Less mega-malls and acres of parking that people drive to
Heck, healthier population from more walking?

If we do the $10 a gallon via a variable tax, and the tax revenue is split evenly between public transit and health care, the US can make major steps in solving some fabric problems in our society.

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What are you going to do for the people who can’t afford $10 gas??

No wonder Congressional Approval is only 12%. They don’t get it either.