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Bacalao7 months, 1 week ago

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I guess he can thank Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Bush for the poor mileage of his Suburban.

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  wtagg7 months, 1 week ago
  
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  Yes, they put the brakes on federal mandates for fleet gas mileage. Carter took the fleet mileage from 18 to 27 in 7 years. Reagan rescinded the order and mpg has stayed at 27 for the last 20+ years.
  
  It made us vulnerable again to foreign energy providers. It damaged national security.
  
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    Hhussk7 months, 1 week ago
    
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    Because forcing federal mandates on a free capitalist society is what marxism is all about.
    
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      greenmac7 months, 1 week ago
      
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      No...it is called protecting you from yourself. It appears the public has no respect for where the gas/oil iscoming from and the world is being sucked dry. Someone was to control the bing.
      
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