California plans to give $400 to each car owner in the state, to help compensate for high fuel prices.

This is much better than the Republican proposal to make fuel cheaper. In the long term, the high price is good, as it will encourage people to use less of it. Thus, it is wise that the $400 aid payments are independent of how much a person actually drives the car; this way, they will not encourage more driving.

the plan has one flaw: it is limited to car owners. It follows that people will not have an incentive to sell the car and start taking the bus or a bicycle instead. The aid payments should go to every adult in the state.

If you get one of these debit cards do not use it to buy anything. Convert the money into cash, and pay cash!