Has anyone asked Big Oil how much it will cost to retool all the pumps to receive the signals, calculate the tax, and report it to the state? And what about the independent gasoline retailers, like the Stop 'N Go's or supermarkets? Who will maintain their sophisticated pumps?
-PJ
Bah, did anyone ask Big Oil how much it cost to add MTBE to the gas? Maybe, maybe not, maybe Big Oil came up with a number, maybe they didn't, but the fact of the matter was that WE didn't get asked, we got told, and got it rammed down our throats. This would be done with the same level of courtesy.
The only beef I see (that could not be solved with similar fascist tactics as the "reformulated gas" disaster) has already been mentioned -- what to do about out-of-state cars, cars without OBD functionality, etc.