Since our Auto industry is being revamped, and they were the last holdout for wholesale transition to the metric system, why not take this time to convert the USA to the metrics?
It's an easier system to learn in school, and most other countries are on metrics, as well as over half of the USA manufacturing already. Most liquids are now metric, and a $1.00 per liter does not sound as bad as $4.00 per gallon.
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Our government just needs to put its foot down and start the conversion process. Ignore the naysayers who'll show up screaming that it's too costly (bull--the benefits will quickly outweigh any costs; govt can help out the industries that would be most affected), unpatriotic (bull again--COLONIAL ENGLISH measures are what's unpatriotic), or unnecessary (globalizing economy says otherwise). This is definitely a large-scale project which can generate a great deal of jobs. Besides, this is America we're talking about. No one does large-scale projects better than us. Let's wake up and finally become a part of the the world. Let's do it!