in a way fuel tax and sales tax, are the few inescable taxes, There's no way you can dodge them! that said in reality America isn't paying anywhere close to what the rest of the world is per gallon.
I'm a little skeptical of the need to tax in order to create new products for some one else to make money of. that said if people such as ford or GM started making the kinds of cars people actually wanted well then they wouldn't be poor financial position they are today. taxing a corporate is like trying to swat mosquitoes in the middle of the night. Why not put a tax on poor fuel economy cars like the H2? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mike Weaver Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 3:42 AM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: Re: [Biofuel] windfall tax on big oil Fight back - don't buy a gas hog. SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- A majority of Americans are convinced they're being gouged at the gas pump, and many support a tax on oil companies' profits to fund research into alternative energy sources, according to a new survey. Derick Giorchino wrote: >Have no fear big brother will figure a way to filter a large % or possibly >all of the revenues for some new pay hike or something stupid. Something >like social security or road tax on California fuel doesn't go where it is >designated. > > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alt.EnergyNetwork >Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 8:20 AM >To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >Subject: [Biofuel] windfall tax on big oil > > > > >Consumers feel gouged on gas: poll - U.S. drivers cry foul and support >oil-company tax > >http://tinyurl.com/8m6pp > > >Consumers feel gouged on gas: poll >U.S. drivers cry foul and support oil-company tax > > >SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- A majority of Americans >are convinced they're being gouged at the gas pump, >and many support a tax on oil companies' profits to >fund research into alternative energy sources, according >to a new survey. > >Eighty-seven percent of U.S. consumers said oil companies >are gouging them on gas prices, according to the telephone >survey of 1,019 adults in mid-September by Opinion Research >Corp. for the Civil Society Institute, a Newton Centre, >Mass.-based non-profit advocacy group. > >The Institute, funded by donations and foundation grants, >supports a variety of initiatives, including 40mpg.org, >which aims to make 40 miles per gallon the standard for >all U.S. cars. > >Another 7% said very little price gouging is going > on, 4% said it's not happening at all, and 3% weren't > sure. The survey has a margin of error of plus, or minus, > 3 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. > >The belief in price gouging was consistent across party >lines, with 82% of Republicans pointing to "some" or >"a great deal" of price gouging, 91% of Democrats doing >so, and 87% of independents. > >Many consumers appear ready to gouge right back: 79% of > those surveyed said they support a tax on oil company's > profits if the money collected goes to research on >alternative energy sources. > >That sentiment crossed political lines to a large extent, > with 83% of Democrats, 76% of Republicans and 81% of >independents supporting such a tax to fuel research on > alternative energy sources. > >But there was less overall support for such a tax to fund > other initiatives: Just 53% of the respondents support > a tax on oil company profits to fund a direct rebate to > U.S. drivers, while 70% support the tax to fund wetlands > restoration in the Gulf Coast to lessen damage from future > hurricanes. (The survey offered only those three possible > purposes for the hypothetical tax revenues.) > >Confluence of factors > >Consumers' cry of price gouging, and apparent willingness > to embrace alternative energy sources appears sparked by > a confluence of factors, said Pam Solo, president and >founder of the Civil Society Institute, in a telephone >press conference. > >"There are several strains of concern converging for people," > she said, including steeply higher gas prices, the U.S.'s >reliance on foreign oil, and global warming. > >"Americans have seen ... too little action from Washington > on energy prices, fuel-efficient vehicles and the dangers >of too much reliance on foreign oil," Solo said. > >And oil company profits aren't helping consumers feel warm > and fuzzy, she said. "We all know somebody is getting quite > wealthy over the dilemmas and troubles we're facing as a >country," she said. "We should be able to share in those profits > as a society to have greater control of our destiny as a country." > >Meanwhile, 81% of those surveyed agreed with the statement that > the federal government isn't doing enough about high energy prices > and U.S. dependence on Middle Eastern energy sources. > >Broken down across political parties: 74% of Republicans agreed >the federal government isn't doing enough, as did 90% of Democrats > and 83% of independents. > >Let's go hybrid > >When asked whether domestic car makers should follow Toyota's lead > by including hybrid technology in all new cars going forward, 80% >of consumers agreed, according to the survey. > >Eighty-six percent of Democrats agreed domestic makers should focus > on hybrid technology, as did 73% of Republicans, and 80% of Independents. > >The visible success of hybrid cars may be leading more consumers >to see alternative technologies as one part of a solution to the > problem of high gas prices, Solo and her colleagues at the Institute said. > >Support for hybrid technology was strongest in the West, with 87% > of consumers saying car makers should pursue all-hybrid fleets, >compared with 82% in the Northeast, 79% in the Midwest, and 77% >in the South. > >Some consumers also support the idea of higher fuel-efficiency >standards for regular cars, with 48% of those surveyed saying >recent gas price hikes make it "much more important" that the >federal government take steps to require higher fuel-efficiency > standards. > >Twenty-four percent said gas costs make it "somewhat more >important" that the government address fuel-efficiency >standards, but 19% said higher gas prices should have no > effect on the government's approach to fuel efficiency >standards, according to the survey. > > >Andrea Coombes is a reporter for MarketWatch in San Francisco. > > > > > >next_generation_grid >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/next_generation_grid > > news resources forums > >tomorrow-energy >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tomorrow-energy > > > >Alternative Energy Politics >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Alternative_Energy_Politics/ > > >Get your daily alternative energy news > >Alternate Energy Resource Network > http://www.alternate-energy.net > 1000+ news sources - resources > updated daily > >_______________________________________________ >Biofuel mailing list >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 >messages): >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > >_______________________________________________ >Biofuel mailing list >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
