Reply #66: Mine is 20 miles [View All]

[JuniperLea]

So I use less than two gallons a day.

I still say that using more gas than necessary is wrong. No matter how little you drive, it's wasteful to lug around that much vehicle to go to the grocer, the library, or to drive one person to work.

Why should I be taxed so you can waste more gas just because you WANT to drive a big gas hog? I traded in my SUV in 2002 because I saw the turning of the tide. My current car is ultra low emissions and gets twice the gas mileage. I made my sacrifice so I wouldn't be using as much gas. It's the right thing to do.

Why should I move to Downtown Los Angeles? So you can use more gas than necessary? I can make enough money to afford to live near where I grew up if I work in Los Angeles proper. There are no jobs at my level of pay any closer than that. If I worked closer, I couldn't afford to live here.