My Grand Cherokee and your sport probably have the same frame, engine and gas mileage.
But in regards to the original post, it was regarding placing a tax on hybrids because they cause the same amount of wear on the roads but pay less into the fund that goes to repair them. Until a reasonable alternative is found and is able to be produced and put into mass markets I'm not sure there is anything else we can do. I'm all for other sources of fuel, I'd be willing to bet that everybody, including the major oil companies want to figure out what we are going to do next. However, we have live within the means we have today. Right now almost all vehicles run on crude based fuels, we allot money to roads based on the amount that people use them, and we tax the consumers in a way that up until now made sense. If we have something that is using the roads the same amount, but paying less, then doesn't that sound like a problem? > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 9:08 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Higher Taxes for Hybrids > > if you are looking solely at road taxes perhaps. What about pollution > though? What about the consequences of reliance on a scarce and mostly > imported resource? What about the wilderness areas that are going down > the drain so people can drive these things? > > In all fairness I have to mention that my Jeep Cherokee is an SUV, > strictly speaking. My excuse is that I drive one of the small ones -- > the Sport model not the Grand -- and I do sometimes get onto roads > that require the clearance. > > Dana ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how to get a fax number that sends and receives faxes using your current email address http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=64 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:184197 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
