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This is typical of those who think that mass transit and electric vehicles will solve every problem. The problem is that while mass transit may work for those with a high density population (like New York City) it does not work for areas like Colorado where the population is spread out. Denver has a pretend mass transit organization called RTD which is actually just a buss system with a few trains. This works for those who live in downtown Denver and commute to some of the suburbs or vice versa but does little for those happen to live near either end of the rail system. I was asked several times why I didn't ride the bus and always said that it wasn't convenient - a 20 minute trip by car could take about 2 hours by bus - if it was even running when I needed it.

The problem with electric vehicles is that the electricity has to come from somewhere and regardless of what the "green" energy folks believe, most of that electricity is produced by coal or oil burning generators.

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This is the biggest boondoggle since Lyndon Johnson married all single mothers to the state with his 1965 'Great Society' program. The results of that well-intentioned debacle are plainly visible daily, but no politician dares to see or speak of our disastrous inner city carnage.

This bill, by comparison, is a greenie's dream: Take the middle class out of their cars. If passed, it will promptly be followed with discovery of the need for massive tax increases to pay for it when the world begins to stop buying all the paper we're hanging.

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