The dilemma for Congress is that highway and transit programs are dependent for revenue on fuel taxes that are not sustainable. Many Americans are driving less and switching to more fuel-efficient cars and trucks, and a shift to new fuels and technologies like plug-in hybrid electric cars will further erode gasoline sales.
So, they complain that we aren't using enough gas with one hand while trying to get us to use less gas with the other. This really sounds confusing to me. Typical politicians I guess.
Happy New Year, the good times just keep rolling.
Made a trip to Gillette right before Christmas and saw a lot of big diesel pickups and most of them had more than one person inside and were dirty. Many were pulling trailers with pumps or generators or other equipment on them. Those are jobs that aren't going to work well with a hybrid, small vehicle, either.
I know this isn't exactly what you are writing about but I have been wanting to say it for awhile and now I have! bh
Mike D. w/ Ziggy the Office Kat.