Enforce The Pass-Through And We Can Mainstream That

New Jersey might actually get rid of mandatory full-serve:

There are certain truths about New Jersey that have always seemed to be immutable: It is the most densely populated state. It has the highest property taxes in the country. And it is one of the few places left where you cannot pump your own gasoline.

But if Gov. Jon S. Corzine has his way, drivers may soon be in for a cultural about-face.

Mr. Corzine proposed Thursday that the state lift its self-serve ban as part of a package of transportation proposals on carpooling, mass transit and enforcement, intended to cushion residents from rising gasoline prices. And while he cautioned that his proposal was just a pilot program that would be limited to perhaps three months, he said that self-serve gasoline could save drivers about 5 or 6 cents a gallon, if properly handled.

“We think it’s a responsible thing to do,” he said. “If we can enforce the pass-through and we can mainstream that over a period of time, then it would be permanent and broadly applied throughout the state.”

What exactly does it mean to “enforce the pass-through” and subsequently “mainstreaming” it? No matter — but check out this fool idiot:

The idea does require legislative approval, however, and early reaction was mixed. Assemblyman John S. Wisniewski, a Democrat from Middlesex County who is chairman of the transportation committee, said in a statement, “Telling a motorist that self-serve will save them money at the pump is like telling someone that they could save money on a new home by building it themselves.”

Um, there’s that little issue of paying all of the little men who pump the gas . . . Jackass . . .