UK Government Petition to lower fuel prices

[Martin Naef]

Paul

paul.maddox.mail-list at synth.net wrote:
>> So why should the government lower taxes to make sure that happens even
>> faster?
> 
> the same argument has been used about tax on cigarrettes. if they cost
> more less people will smoke.
> It hasn't worked.

According to what we hear from the US car manufacturing industry, it 
does work: The sale of petrol guzzling SUVs collapsed. That's good. 
There is always a connection between the price of a certain good and the 
amount that is bought/used, although it's usually not linear.

> People will spend money on these things because there is no alternative.

Looking around on the streets, there obviously is an alternative: 
Smaller, more efficient cars, and more than one person in the car at the 
same time. So even without decent public transpart, there's potential.

Bye
Martin

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