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What does free market economics have to do with cleaner fuel? Someone posted a desire for less poluting vehicles, and I responded to one who was ridiculing them.

Electric vehicles are not in the catagory of 'clearly not working'. The hybrids are kind of neat, and those came out of electric. Can't wait to see what they come up with next.

I agree that the goverment doesn't solve problems, and this plan of theirs was stupid, but don't chastise me on what I really 'should' read. You have no idea my background or views based upon one sentence in a post. If you do then youre wasting your time here, mindreader.

"What does free market economics have to do with cleaner fuel? "

If you have to ask that question, then there is really no point trying to explain it to you- it would be like teaching spherical trigonometry to a 3-year old. It might be done, with great difficulty- but why bother?

If you don't understand what free market economics has to do with something as basic as cleaner fuel...then maybe you should check into your local Loony Left center, because they don't know, either.

(Whoops, I was possessed by the DNA inherited from my father, RANGERAIRBORNE, right there. I'm not usually so sarcastic).

This country is supposed to be FOUNDED on the principle of a free market...meaning when people *want* cleaner fuel, they will pay for the technology and the product. That's a free market. In case you didn't understand RANGERAIRBORNE's reference to a "Five Year Plan," he was talking about any kind of government-instigated order to produce X-amount of clean fuel, electric cars, radio-powered anti-space-alien-headgear, black shoes or whatever product or service you can think of. That's a concept that is anathema to American economics as the American economy was intended to be run.

And, um, the suggestion to read "Free to Choose" was an excellent one, and he was really only trying to help...the book clearly outlines the argument against the market in America as it's being run by the government today. Obviously you don't understand the link between government interference in the marketplace and disastrous market conditions. Most Americans, sadly, don't understand even the basics of a truly free market.

And I think my dad got his ideas on your views from the fact that you *stated* that you don't understand what free market economics has to do with cleaner fuels...it says a lot about where you're coming from on this issue.

With respect,
rangersdaughter

Someone posted a desire for less poluting vehicles, and I responded to one who was ridiculing them.

I didn't ridicule LNS's desire for an electric car.. I got on LNS for for his rhetoric fabricating a problem that didn't exist. And for perhaps having a desire to to justify his desire to the group that was his mind-spun fabrication. If he wants an electric car fine, but why justify it to some group that isn't even present on the thread? Group think mentality is my guess.