Do SUVs Make A Difference?

Reason Magazine attacks New York Times economic columnist Paul Krugman for arguing against SUVs.

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November 25, 2001, 7:00 AM PST

"It gets worse. Krugman proposes to 'close the loophole that exempts S.U.V.'s from mileage standards.' Yet SUVs constitute only half of the light truck category that qualifies for lower standards. (It also includes pickups and small and large vans.) Therefore, Krugmans brainchild, read literally, would save Americans from purchasing roughly 300,000 barrels a day a decade out."

Thanks to Reason Online

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