Across the American landscape, a sprinkling of economists, authors, bloggers, and pundits are making the case that there's a silver lining to high gasoline prices. Instead of pain at the pump, they see payoffs: less traffic, fewer accidents, reduced air pollution, better efficiency, more reliance on renewable fuels, and less dependence on foreign oil. (Christian Science Monitor, Monday)
But let's remove government price tampering.
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How Not to Respond to Higher Gasoline Prices (pdf) by David N. Laband and Christopher Westley