Gothamist: The Psychology of Getting Soaked at the Pump

Jerky

Mon, 05 May 2008 04:36:13 -0500

So I guess we'll sort of get a de facto congestion pricing plan after all, but without the $350 million dollar bonus. Thanks everybody!!

sonyactivision

Sat, 03 May 2008 22:09:35 -0500

Nowadays, the people out in the street "begging for gas" are actually begging for gas. This 'crisis' is bringing a refreshing honesty to the american scene.

Steven

Sat, 03 May 2008 21:20:48 -0500

Dumb idea. I like to see the government invest in high speed railroads. If the government wanted to do something then lower the price of hybrid cars and stop the auto industry from making gas drinking cars,trucks and SUVs.

interlard

Sat, 03 May 2008 17:01:24 -0500

Obviously our taxes should be used to buy gas so that it can be given away free to every member of every fat mouth-breather family who each drives around endlessly in their own enormous SUVs.

Alex

Sat, 03 May 2008 15:19:37 -0500

The idea of a gas tax holiday is most certainly idiotic, and it's an obvious ploy to increase consumption of oil in order to help out Bush's oil company cronies. It might save people some money in the short run, but four dollar, five dollar, six dollar a gallon prices are going to have to be dealt with at some point. Right now, with oil the way it is, it's starting push people into buying small cars and take more public transport. How is that a bad thing? Hell, I even saw a news report about Acela and Amtrak on NBC Nightly News the other night. They were talking about how they're pulling in a lot more money now, and they're thinking of extending the Acela down to North Carolina as well as building high speed networks in Florida and California. It sucks that the poorest Americans get screwed the most by higher gas prices, but we've had cheap gas for so long and shit is bound to change.

kapusta

Sat, 03 May 2008 13:36:57 -0500

the policy of our expanding technological civilization is to use up all the oil as quickly as possible. there is no repeat no other policy. driving to jersey for gas is the perfect example.

Snoopy

Sat, 03 May 2008 12:16:24 -0500

Food for oil. Let's see who outlasts the other.

emilydickinson

Sat, 03 May 2008 11:56:57 -0500

"President Bush has suggested a tax holiday on gas to give drivers a break. Mayor Bloomberg thinks that idea is "idiotic"." That's why I like Mike Bloomberg. I'm not certain why everyone is in slack jawed shock, Europe has been paying higher prices than this for ages. America is just into gluttony with gas, with food, with wars. We're shocked when we do selfish things for decades and it actually comes back to bite us in the ass. I just wish the Mad Max stuff would start already. I've had my Apocalypse outfit on a hanger in the closet since 1999.