MaggieD
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Should there be a surtax on...
Isn't this the best way to socially engineer conservation? If cars, including SUV's, don't get a minimum of X-miles-per-gallon, should there be a $5,000 surtax on them to discourage buying? These cars aren't made for consumption anywhere else in the world (I don't think), yet we are trying to become energy independent? Doesn't that start with the manufacturers?
Isn't this the best way to socially engineer conservation? If cars, including SUV's, don't get a minimum of X-miles-per-gallon, should there be a $5,000 surtax on them to discourage buying? These cars aren't made for consumption anywhere else in the world (I don't think), yet we are trying to become energy independent? Doesn't that start with the manufacturers?
Isn't this the best way to socially engineer conservation? If cars, including SUV's, don't get a minimum of X-miles-per-gallon, should there be a $5,000 surtax on them to discourage buying? These cars aren't made for consumption anywhere else in the world (I don't think), yet we are trying to become energy independent? Doesn't that start with the manufacturers?
No. There's no fairness in charging a family of 7 more per gallon than a single college kid with a 2-seat VW. Not to mention working vehicles like pickup trucks that are required for just about everything on a ranch, farm or construction site.
We finally agree.
Isn't this the best way to socially engineer conservation? If cars, including SUV's, don't get a minimum of X-miles-per-gallon, should there be a $5,000 surtax on them to discourage buying? These cars aren't made for consumption anywhere else in the world (I don't think), yet we are trying to become energy independent? Doesn't that start with the manufacturers?
I know, we can apply a "conditional non-legitimate use fee", complete with a brand spanking new federal department where people must submit their intended uses for these vehicles, which would then be approved or denied by a faceless (and soulless) government bureaucrat. To be properly run, people would have to re-apply every year to avoid the hefty "non-legitimate use fee". Of course, there would be a fee for the process to avoid the fee.and some people need such vehicles
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