At 04:23 PM 9/24/01 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >I also think we should learn a lesson from NY - annual vehicle >registration costs are based on vehicle weight. > >Mike That's not fair. It penalizes safer (more massive) cars without regard to their actual petrol consumption. If you only tax cars you ignore driving habits --you subsidize 'wasteful' (but fun) driving, e.g., accelerating faster than fuel-optimal. The market is fair: just let the price of gas be established by a free market. Then everyone can decide whether they want a 1000 lb, 300 hp car or a 3000 lb, 100 hp car, or something in between.
