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Prediction: This will be moderately popular with government bureaucrats and other organizations that can spend other people's money freely, at least until the true economics become clear to everyone.

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Not that I do not find faults with the government, but above may imply that no government control is better economics. Certainly the lax in regulation of light trucks and no change in CAFE standards for decades are fine examples of our government not doing much to curb fuel consumption, pollution, and hazzards on the road.

The increase in fuel prices, partly due to higher demand for the last decade, certainly are costing us all money. Air pollution that causes respiratory problems amoung children and elderly certainly cost us money. Allowing unsafe vehicles such as SUVs to be on the road cost us more than money, but lives.

I am sure there are many who will not agree with my views, but I can tell you it will cost us SOMETHING; either it is because of an inefficient government spending, or chaos of a "free market". If some new disease is going to kill millions, which would you prefer? Wait for some corportation to come out with new drugs that only the richest can pay, or have our governments spend money to ensure that cure is available to the public? Without regulations and government support in R&D, fuel consumption will go out of control, and there will not be any new technology arriving quick enough to help us cope.

Personally, people who do not like government involvement in future planning should try to live in 3rd world nations that give little funding to social and developmental services. Surely the "free market" of Somalia will solve all its energy problems without any government intervention.

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