[LostInBayport]

Lib Pol #1: People aren't driving enough anymore. We're losing tax, uh, revenue.

Lib Pol #2: Let's make driving more costly to them!

Lib Pol #1: Brilliant idea! We'll exempt ourselves, of course.

Lib Pol #2: Or have our per diem for travel expenses increased. We don't want to appear above the masses.

Lib Pol #1: We are so smart that it hurts.

[cherry]

its like smoking...the govt statist have argued for eons it seems against the ravages of smoking, but have they made it criminal yet?...no, because OTOH, they need and depend on the tax revenue...