On Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:02:49 -0600 Michael Torrie <[email protected]> wrote:
> Kyle Waters wrote: > > In cache valley they calculated that 50% of the pollution was coming > > from 5% of the cars. So IF they can get those 5% off the road my > > calculation is > > > > being able breath=$?????? > > Rather than subsidize the purchase of new cars (one of the dumbest > things I've heard of in a long time), the way to clear old cars off > the road is simply legislate them away. Tax them in terms of > pollution or something. How about increasing the gasoline tax? I bet that will go over like a lead balloon. > Designate certain cars (nothing from the > late 70s and 80s) as classic cars if the owner is willing to pay a > high fee or something. I believe many European countries operate this > way. I believe the traditional definition of an antique car is 25 years or older. Which means the 1985 Isuzu diesel pickup I bought new is now an antique. An antique which gets better than 30 MPG. > > Of course if everyone thought the way I do (and many of us do), the > economy would implode. IE we tell people to save money, yet our > economy is set up for spending not saving, so if everyone did it we'd > be in trouble. Sigh. How about taxing consumption instead of savings, profits, or income? The only things I would make exempt from a consumption tax are necessities: food, shelter (and I don't mean your second home), and self defense tools such as handguns and ammunition. Oh, wait. That's too sensible to propose as legislation. -- Charles Curley /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign Looking for fine software \ / Respect for open standards and/or writing? X No HTML/RTF in email http://www.charlescurley.com / \ No M$ Word docs in email Key fingerprint = CE5C 6645 A45A 64E4 94C0 809C FFF6 4C48 4ECD DFDB /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
