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cnn.com — Americans drove 1.4 billion fewer highway miles in April than they did in April 2007, the Department of Transportation said Wednesday.

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- IKW
Unbelievable!!! No where in this article does the idiot from the Department of Transportation mention that the fewer miles driven leads to increased gas supply! She immediately makes excuses for why the roads will not be maintained because she is getting less money through tax revenue! What a typical lazy politician!

Another point would also be that if there are fewer people driving on the roads, wouldn't they need less maintenance?

The "gas bubble" in the markets is going to pop sooner or later people because no matter what they say, we do NOT have a supply issue...eventually there will be no hiding that fact and the speculation will collapse along with the price of gas!

Keep the faith!

IKW
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