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	<title><![CDATA[Time For A Gas Tax]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/henry-blodget/time-for-a-gas-tax_b_150230.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>As Washington bickers about whether to save Detroit, the <em>WSJ</em> and <a href="http://clusterstock.alleyinsider.com/2008/12/green-mandates-a-disaster-for-the-automakers">Clusterstock's Joe Weisenthal</a> astutely observe that it is also planning to drive the car-makers right out of business -- by forcing them to build fuel-efficient cars that no one wants now that gas is back to $1.70 a gallon.</p>

<p>No one will pay a premium for these cars now that gas is again cheap, which means Detroit will be asking strapped consumers to pony up out of the goodness...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Business]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2009-01-11T05:12:00-05:00</date_published>
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