> just tax the fuel instead of distorting the free market by putting weird mandates on manufacturers. Unfortunately this is politically impossible when you've

> just tax the fuel instead of distorting the free market by putting weird mandates on manufacturers. Unfortunately this is politically impossible when you've got people like Grover Norquist who will primary anyone he thinks had a hand in raising taxes. When you scare most of congress away from using the tool of higher taxes, what you wind up with is massive deficit spending and misguided 'carrot' incentives when the 'stick' of raised taxes is taken away.