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To: proudofthesouth

I guess that removes the incentives of buying a fuel efficient vehicle. If you're taxed on the distance instead of fuel consumption, MPG rating wouldn't matter.


14 posted on 07/06/2006 1:31:39 PM PDT by edpc (Violence is ALWAYS a solution. Maybe not the right one....but a solution nonetheless)
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To: edpc
I guess that removes the incentives of buying a fuel efficient vehicle. If you're taxed on the distance instead of fuel consumption, MPG rating wouldn't matter.

yup, i got the 4.7L V8 in my jeep rather than the hemi due to gas prices. if gas prices had dropped all the taxes, i would've gotten the hemi.
71 posted on 07/06/2006 1:57:14 PM PDT by absolootezer0 ("My God, why have you forsaken us.. no wait, its the liberals that have forsaken you... my bad")
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To: edpc

Here in Nebraska they just realized that people were starting to conserve fuel and travel less, so in order to keep tax revenue up they raised the gas tax.


105 posted on 07/06/2006 2:56:47 PM PDT by Husker24
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