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Glenn,
Thanks for finding this speech. Very interesting.
"Conserve today" -- that means he supports congestion pricing, right?
There's more than one way to cut down on car travel, and congestion pricing is a lousy one in my opinion.
My favorite would be to tax gasoline and diesel to the hilt. It is regressive (though not as much as a flat rate), but doesn't invade people's privacy and it's easy to administer. It also promotes smaller vehicles (whereas congestion pricing encourages larger vehicles).
How does congestion pricing invade people's privacy?
Because every proposal I've seen for it uses RFID and centralized tracking. It invades privacy in the same way as the RFID tool booth tags do (the ones called "Easy Pass").
Hi yartrebo,
I wonder how much energy use is involved in the tracking function.
I see nothing wrong with making people give up some privacy when they decide to use an oil burner to get around - especially in crowded cities. People who use public transport certainly can't expect privacy. We're on-camera most of the time. People who walk or bike around most cities are routinely recorded by security cameras.
Why should oil burners be any different?