Congress Creates Incentive to Gas Guzzle

This is really mind-boggling. At a time when we need to conserve energy and create more fuel-efficient vehicles, Congress has gone out of its way to encourage gas guzzling. First, it created a $100,000 tax break for people who buy large SUVs. Then it limited a similar tax break for those who buy fuel-efficient hybrids to just $2,000. Now, as part of the energy bill, Congress is actually limiting the number of hybrid tax credits that will be available - while leaving the SUV tax credit as an unlimited giveaway. We can blame the Saudis all we want for the high price of oil - but we also need to blame our bought-off politicians who categorically refuse to seriously address America's energy crisis.

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