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wtagg1 year, 7 months ago
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wtagg1 year, 7 months ago
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I'm certainly not debating the issue. If it were up to me it would be a flat tax or consumption tax. That way if a billionaire wants to buy a yacht, he pays tax. There are no deductions to hide income behind. If someone living at the poverty line wants to buy a wii system, they pay a tax. They are free to make a decision that may not in their best interest financially, but they must pay the tax as well. It simplifies many things.
There is the debate of what should be exempt, like food, which I probably could support. My fear is that the definition of food may change to determine if it should be taxed or not.
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Dionys1 year, 7 months ago
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nostalgia1 year, 7 months ago
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How do we tax hybrids or the electric, natural gas and hydrogen fueled vehicles. They will be using the highways also
If the problem with road/bridge repair is bad now, it will only get worse as the Feds and states see gas tax revenues fall
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flyonthewallzz1 year, 7 months ago
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The reason diesel is taxed at a higher rate than gasoline is because generally diesel trucks are heavier and put more wear and tear on the infrastructure.
I know it is not fair to the guy that buys a 60 mpg diesel VW, but it is simpler.
Alternative fuel vehicles tend to be light weight. Combined with the value of moving in that direction I like the K.I.S.S. (keep it simple silly) principle.
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nostalgia1 year, 7 months ago
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I realize that the diesel trucks pay more.
I was only talking about private cars/trucks
But I can guarantee you that as more hybrids etc are on the road and gas tax revenues fall, the politicians will move away from the gas tax
I wouldn't be surprised to see them try and tax according to the miles driven or a combination of miles driven and weight.
That would probably be the fair solution
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flyonthewallzz1 year, 7 months ago
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What can I say? I am a tree hugging Moonbat.
If revenues fall to the point where infrastructure can not be maintained, then other ways will have to be looked at.
For now I see as it as an effective tax incentive to wean our dependence on foreign oil.
I wonder what would happen the day the gas tax relief ends?
I imagine there will be long lines at the stations of folks topping off the tank before the prices go up again.
I remember running out of gas with an odd numbered plate. It sucked.
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nostalgia1 year, 7 months ago
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We are already in trouble with the Federal Highway Trust Fund
They spent every dime in the last transportation bill including all of the pork
The politicians just can't help themselves
But we have to be realistic - we are NOT going to be able to stop importing oil for decades
In the mean time it is the low income and many in the middle class who are struggling.
When the price of gas AND food increases so dramatically, they are the ones who get hit the hardest and there is no end in sight for them
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Dionys1 year, 7 months ago
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"But we have to be realistic - we are NOT going to be able to stop importing oil for decades "
We also have to be realistic that we can no longer be dependent on oil and that within decades (or much sooner) we should have alternatives in place. Which means investing actual money into alternatives. Not sinking more money into already failing systems.
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nostalgia1 year, 7 months ago
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That's very true
But the emphsis on alternative fuels and CAFE standards aren't going to get us there
The auto industry is an easy target for politicians but private cars & trucks only account for ~20% of our oil consumption - that is according to a group of economists, energy experts etc It was a discussion I watched several weeks ago on TV
Washington needs to look at where we are using the most energy if we ever expect to be oil independent - electricity generation
The World Factbook
Electricity - production: 4.062 trillion kWh (2005)
Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 71.4%
hydro: 5.6%
nuclear: 20.7%
other: 2.3% (2001)
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-wo...
This should be a huge target for DC. Nuclear and coal needs to be in the mix
Obama on Meet the Press: Nuclear Yes. BUT...
Coal Yes BUT...
Obama addresed this on a question about climate change. Page 4 of the Meet the Press transcript
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