From: Dave Winslow \(Dad\) (David@Winslow.mv.com)
Date: Sat Sep 20 2003 - 09:42:12 PDT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Winslow (Dad)" <David@Winslow.mv.com>
To: "m35products" <m35prod@optonline.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2003 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] 20 years from now
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "m35products" <m35prod@optonline.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 17:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] 20 years from now
>
>
> >
> > >
> > > Petroleum products could all be put under a special tax to
> discourage
> > > their use, to encourage alternatives, to finance research, so
that
> a
> > > gradual process would evolve. It will not happen, not because of
> the
> > > oil lobby, but because of people who love their SUVs.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > Point #1: Last time I checked, there WAS a special tax on motor
> fuel,
> > which certainly discourages ME from buying it. This tax goes for,
> among
> > other things, road improvement. It SHOULD, of course, go to
railroad
> > improvement, so that the number of cars and trucks on the roads is
> reduced.
>
> I agree, but the tax (fee, penalty) does not persuade enough people
to
> invest, research, use alternatives. etc. The problem is big enough
for
> even a tax cutter like myself to want to see this tax increased.
>
> > Point#2: The oil lobby has always acted to discourage
alternative
> uses,
> > such as "free" solar. If you were rolling in profits from a
captive
> market,
> > wouldn't you do everything in your power to kill the competition?
>
> Sure, but lobbying and succeeding are not the same thing. Ultimately
> its the vote the politician needs, that is public opinion and the
> media, and neither are paying a whole lot of attention to big oil
> these days.
>
> Solar is hardly free, if it were we technical people would all be
> using it. It must be collected, stored, distributed, etc., its a
long
> way from the theory to practical wide spread use that rivals oil.
>
> > Here's another point to ponder:
> >
> > When I was a little fellow, mowing lawns to make a living, regular
> gasoline
> > was $0.25 per gallon. Hi test was $0.28 per gallon. Diesel was
> $0.20 a
> > gallon.
> >
> > Let's see, the ratio of regular to Diesel was 5 : 4. That means
> that right
> > now, if regular is, say, $2.00 per gallon, Diesel should be $1.60,
> right?
> > Then why, can anyone explain, is Diesel $1.95 at the pump? The
> explanation
> > used to be that Diesel, being a fuel that required less energy
than
> gasoline
> > to refract, costs less. Anybody know the answer? Don't tell me
> greed...I
> > just wouldn't believe that!!!
>
> If it was simply greed, what would stop all petroleum products from
> rising? What would stop any product? I don't think supply and demand
> has been overturned, so I think the answer lies in the changing
> demands for various refined products, and the refining process which
> can be tailored somewhat to satisfy the demand.
>
> Dave W.
>
>
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