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Originally Posted by HeatherR
I agree and don't want to be taxed either...but the point is (and was proven when gas hit $4) the only thing that will impact consumer's choice is $$, not CAFE, etc., so if they wanted to force consumers into fuel eff. cars a tax is the way to go. Look what has happened now--car companies switched from big trucks after gas prices spiked quickly, but now that gas has fallen so has the demand for small fuel eff. cars (I know demand has fallen for everything, but look at the small car's numbers).
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You are playing a
VERY DANGEROUS game when you encourage the government to impose behavior modification through taxation!!!!!!!!!!!!
This country is coming critically close to a nation of government dependency anyway -- we don't need to encourage it.