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From: dave@cylixd.UUCP (Dave Kirby)
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: A Solution for the Mexico Economic Crisis
Message-ID: <588@cylixd.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 17-Dec-85 14:32:38 EST
Article-I.D.: cylixd.588
Posted: Tue Dec 17 14:32:38 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 21-Dec-85 06:40:15 EST
Reply-To: dave@cylixd.UUCP (Dave Kirby)
Organization: RCA Cylix Communications , Memphis, TN
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I just heard on the radio that Mexico announced that if oil prices
go below $20 a barrel, Mexico will have to default on its loans.
This will collapse the Mexican economy and probably take a few major
American banks along with it. We cannot afford for this to happen.
Mexico needs good income from oil to be able to make its payments.

I propose the following solution: GET RID OF THE 55 MPH SPEED LIMIT!
It was never a good idea to continue it after the oil crisis in the
first place; now it is a very BAD idea, because it causes us to
conserve energy. We need to put into place some energy-WASTING programs,
and very quickly! Otherwise our conservation will drive oil prices down
to the critical level. So we need to impose a different 55 MPH limit;
make it the LOWER limit! And require all new cars to guzzle gas again;
we could phase this in by putting a tax on small cars which get more
than 13 MPG on the highway. Ahh! I can't wait for the return of the
455 cu. in. V8! I can now ride around in my Behemoth Electra 225 with
the sound conviction that I am doing something for the world economy.


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Dave Kirby    ( ...!ihnp4!akgub!cylixd!dave)