Ideally, the alternate plan would be revenue neutral, with the payroll tax cuts offsetting the energy tax, but it would shift our priorities when it comes to en

Ideally, the alternate plan would be revenue neutral, with the payroll tax cuts offsetting the energy tax, but it would shift our priorities when it comes to energy consumption (see Pigovian tax systems). A natural extension would be a full on sales tax (aka FairTax) but I doubt the feasibility of such a program. Another policy idea to consider was instead of MPG mandates, you pick a number for a certain class (30MPG on sedans, etc) and work on a rebate/tax system on the over/under. I feel this would be executed better on the state not federal level.