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gas tax is the only method
Posted by compaqted (more from compaqted) on Thu, 29 Apr 2004 11:41:32
In Reply to: Fuel Economy Solutions (LONG), Atul, Thu, 29 Apr 2004 10:19:47
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A tax credit is, unfortunately, tough to enforce and open to fraud. How would I prove I had bought a fuel efficient vehicle? Say I bought a Honda Civic hybrid... it is registered as a Civic. I'd need special paperwork, etc. There used to be (maybe still is) a tax credit for diesel cars, but it did nothing really to change consumption patterns.
But when the price of gas went up to $2/gallon in the US in the mid 70s, wow!!!... everyone went out and bought a Toyota or Datsun or Pinto. That price spike really changed everyone's consumption habits. Folks who only drove to church on Sunday still kept their Fairlanes, but folks who drove a lot traded them for Mavericks and B210's.
So I think, from that experience, a healthy gas tax is the only way to reduce the dependency on foreign oil, let everyone still choose their vehicle given their income levels, and discourage consumption. Maybe even balance the US budget ;-)
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Posts in this Thread:
- Fuel Economy Solutions (LONG), Atul, Thu, 29 Apr 2004 10:19:47
- Tax/$ penalties already in place for guzzlers (long), Greg W, Thu, 29 Apr 2004 13:33:38
- How about legislating a max fuel tank size, RS
, Thu, 29 Apr 2004 13:09:01 - Since everything else has been suggested . . ., jc, Thu, 29 Apr 2004 12:45:50
- gas tax is the only method, compaqted, Thu, 29 Apr 2004 11:41:32 <-- Viewing This Message
- what's wrong with fuel tax??, JimBlake
, Thu, 29 Apr 2004 11:20:28 - Re: Fuel Economy Solutions (LONG), Dean, Thu, 29 Apr 2004 11:12:29
- Re: Fuel Economy Solutions (rambling), fsik, Thu, 29 Apr 2004 10:57:30
- I've had similar thots for a long time..., Noel, Thu, 29 Apr 2004 10:55:33
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