Some people say population control is the key to saving the world. US policy makers are putting into effect laws which will kill off nearly 2000 Americans a year. One of these could be you or me, but hey, what can you do? The key to the key is to disguise the murders in something morally upstanding.
Save the world by increasing fuel economy! The "unfortunate" result will be a 4.4% increase in miles driven and/or number of people killed. Since roughly 42,000 Americans die a year in traffic accidents, a 4.4% increase equals nearly 2000 additional deaths.
I think this plan has merit!
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maybe we could use tolling...
http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/03/the-rebound-effect-of-higher-mpg/
http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/06/why-youll-love-paying-for-roads-that-used-to-be-free-a-guest-post/
http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/08/why-youll-love-paying-for-roads-that-used-to-be-free-part-two/
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