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Government-Mandated Fuel-Efficiency Standards
Government mistakes have long lives. In response to the energy crisis of the 1970s, Congress passed the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. This legislation had two major objectives: 1) Reduce our overall consumption of petroleum and 2) reduce our dependence on foreign oil (meaning OPEC). The means to accomplish this was CAFE, Corporate Average Fuel [...]
1Sep2006 | Michael Heberling | 3 comments | ContinuedDon’t Bash SUVs
The world is full of people who can’t mind their own business and who think they know what’s best for the rest of us. If only we’d be smart enough to put them in charge, they figure, the world would be a better, more rationally planned place. Things would run more smoothly and efficiently and nobody’s greed would be satisfied at anyone else’s expense. The world’s scarce resources would be husbanded for the benefit of all.
1Oct2001 | Lawrence W. Reed | 1 comment | Continued-
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