[quote=BigGovernmentIsGood][quote=sdduuuude]
Uh. I didn’t say anything about pollution, and neither did your original post. That is a different matter entirely. Regulating pollution is sensible as it prevents people from infringing upon the rights of others. Your post has to do with gas mileage – a decision I have the right to make for myself.[/quote]

Actually, because pollution occurs during the extraction of oil, increasing mpg will reduce that pollution. One of the biggest ecological disasters in American history occurred as a result of attempted oil extraction this summer in the Gulf of Mexico.[/quote]

But if you want to regulate the pollution that occurs during the extraction of oil, then regulate the pollution that occurs during the extraction of oil.

Don’t try to change the demand for oil itself. It’s madness.

I guess you don’t believe that rights are precious. It is clear that you don’t. You believe that the government can tell everyone what to do, as long as it fits into your view of how the world should be.