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)
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")
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.
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