In defense of Nader

[Brad De Long]

>  >Tobias has been a big supporter of no-fault insurance and has proposed a
>very good, environmentally-conscious plan to fund no-fault auto insurance
>through a gas tax.  The more you drive, the more you pay . . .
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>
>>EPI has a piece on this by Jim Barrett and Dean Baker,
>>for those interested.
>
>Where?
>Brad DeLong, too lazy to surf today.
>
>http://www.epinet.org
>
>Click on Sustainable Economics, at the top right.
>This will toss you an Acrobat file which you should
>be able to print.  Here's a snippet:
>
>"The benefits of mileage-based auto insurance
>In December 1998, the EPI conference, "The Benefits of Mileage-Based Auto
>Insurance Policies," brought together researchers, government agencies,
>insurance executives, and nongovernmental organizations to discuss the
>potential for auto insurance policies that assess premiums by the numbers of
>miles driven, rather than by traditional criteria, such as year of vehicle.
>At the conference, four papers were presented and discussed: two papers
>dealt with some of the more technical aspects of mileage-based policies,
>while the other two focused on some of the practical issues surrounding the
>implementation of these policies. To learn more, download a conference
>report in portable document format (Acrobat PDF).

Thanks...
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