[Josh Painter]

Full title: “Reducing U.S. oil appetite This is one cause that could be helped by smart mandates and taxing.”

(Editor would not post it until the title was shortened)

[Standing Wolf]

What we need is a government mandate!

That's the statists' answer to every real and imaginary problem anyone can cook up. The record of government "answers" or "solutions" is so dismal, it amazes me anyone could still propose them. There are none so blind as those who will not see, I guess.

[donna]

Another Plunge in 3-Month Rolling Average of Petroleum and Gasoline Usage
http://finance.townhall.com/columnists/mikeshedlock/2012/03/11/another_plunge_in_3month_rolling_average_of_petroleum_and_gasoline_usage

Gasoline usage: Demand dropped 9.6% in 2008; total decline from 2005 thru 2008 was 28%
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2012/02/what-does-declining-gasoline-consumption-mean/

[stayathomemom]

I predict that there will be a mandate that one must live within a specified distance of their workplace.

[BfloGuy]

Every time I start to think I could be satisfied with Santorum, something he said in the recent past shows up to remind me that I can’t. Mandates?

[StormEye]

Because Moochelle Obama is so concerned about obesity I expect a mandate from the federal government that all grocery stores, fast food outlets, restaurants and any business, organization or person selling food and drink, must shutdown for 24 hours starting every Monday at 12 midnight. Furthermore, any person found to eating anything during those 24 hours will be fined $2000 dollars and spend ten days in a federal penitentiary living of stale bread and water.

To apply for an exemption you must donate at least $2000 dollars to Obama's third term reelection campaign.