Tuesday, July 29, 2008
The Insanity of Drive-55 Laws - WSJ.com
I doubt if this idea will get any "legs"; however, if it does, this article could be educational...
In the Wall Street Journal, Stephen Moore picks at it and explains why:
"It didn't seem possible that politicians could think up a sillier energy proposal than Barack Obama's windfall profits tax on oil companies, but Republican Sen. John Warner of Virginia has done just that.
Earlier this month, Mr. Warner suggested a return to the federal 55-mile-per-hour speed limit on America's highways, as a way to save on national gasoline consumption."
