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Originally Posted by finnbow
NFW (coming from an erstwhile Porsche owner and Autobahn driver). Building energy-inefficient boats and then demanding that they be driven 55 mph to compensate for poor energy efficiency is friggin' ridiculous IMHO. If 55 mph is good, why not 45 or 35?
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Dude, my point is that it would not be a demand or a command. The question is whether, if something like the 55mph voluntary speed limit is identified as something that will allow people to contribute toward greater national security, would people be willing to voluntarily make a sacrifice for the greater good.
All of the propaganda from the tea partiers states that they love their country; they wave the flag and wear various representations of it on their clothing, to prove that love. Anyone who has been involved in any sort of committed relationship or raised a child knows that love often requires sacrifice. Overcoming dependence on foreign oil requires people to make personal choices about energy consumption just as much as it requires government initiatives. Because reduced consumption does promote national security, such individual action could be encouraged as a matter of common sacrifice for the defense of the country.
BTW, this thought arose as I was driving our little hatchback home from Oklahoma. I had already made the choice to purchase the most fuel efficient car that I could afford.
Regards,
D-Ray