> [A regressive increase in fuel prices--that'll stick it to them five-
> and six-car-driving elites. Naturally, truck drivers are not so happy with
> Morales's attempt to protect the national economy.]
Bolivia is one of the poorest countries in Latin America, so only wealthy individuals own cars. Keeping gas prices artificially low is not a good idea for the ecology or the economy -- better off moving freight onto the rails.
-- DRR