I Said Take Your Medicine
I saw a couple interesting bits of news yesterday that made me cheer…well not literally of course but I did have an evil laugh.
The first was that due to rising gas prices over the last 6 month Americans have driven 30 billion miles less than they did in the preceding 6 months. It’s the biggest drop since 1980, the year that I was born. 30 billion miles; sit back comfortably and picture all the emissions that number represents, all the pollutants, all the smog and carbon monoxide that WASN’T sent spewing into our atmosphere. Now tell me again about how a higher price at the pump is a national crisis. My understanding is that for years if not decades now it was common in Japan for schoolchildren and the elderly not to be allowed outside on certain days due to poor air quality. Pay more at the pump, but your children and parents get to go outside – seems like a great deal to me.
The second bit of news was that GM is considering discontinuing the Hummer.
And a chorus of angels sang out.
Oh, and my source for both pieces of news? The Colbert Report.
Then today I find out the provincial NDP wants people to donate their $100 carbon tax offset cheques to their party to fight the carbon tax.
I can’t believe it, the economists were right. When the political left loses its way the free market will save us.
Damn, good thing I didn’t put any money on that.
