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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 583708" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>A better solution;</p><p> </p><p>1. $3 per gallon "deficit reduction tax" on petroleum-based auto fuel (gasoline and diesel).</p><p> </p><p>2. <strong>No</strong> tax on domestically-produced renewable fuels (biodiesel and ethanol.)</p><p> </p><p>3. One-time tax credit of $2500 applied toward the purchase of any <strong>American-made </strong>car or truck, regardless of its EPA mileage rating.</p><p> </p><p>I dont believe in mandating what level of fuel economy our cars and trucks should be required to have. Instead, we should tax the fuel so that its <em>true</em> cost is paid at the pump by the end user.</p><p> </p><p>Let the <em>free market</em> decide how much fuel economy each vehicle should have. You want a Hummer? Go ahead and buy one...just be willing to pay $300 to fill it up. If you dont want to pay that much for your fuel? Buy a vehicle that gets 40MPG...or one that uses biodiesel...or an electric vehicle. </p><p> </p><p>Economics 101 = supply and demand. The best way to create a <em>supply</em> of super-efficient vehicles...is to create a <em>demand</em> for them on a free market.</p><p> </p><p>This would also provide a <strong>huge</strong> boost to the domestic renewable fuel industry, as well as creating a demand for vehicles that can use such fuels. Money spent on domestic fuels=money that stays in <strong>our</strong> economy instead of being sent overseas.</p><p> </p><p>I think it is idiotic to crush otherwise servicable vehicles that still have value. Instead, focus on the <em>fuel</em>, and let the <em>free market </em>decide what vehicles are produced.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="soberups, post: 583708, member: 14668"] A better solution; 1. $3 per gallon "deficit reduction tax" on petroleum-based auto fuel (gasoline and diesel). 2. [B]No[/B] tax on domestically-produced renewable fuels (biodiesel and ethanol.) 3. One-time tax credit of $2500 applied toward the purchase of any [B]American-made [/B]car or truck, regardless of its EPA mileage rating. I dont believe in mandating what level of fuel economy our cars and trucks should be required to have. Instead, we should tax the fuel so that its [I]true[/I] cost is paid at the pump by the end user. Let the [I]free market[/I] decide how much fuel economy each vehicle should have. You want a Hummer? Go ahead and buy one...just be willing to pay $300 to fill it up. If you dont want to pay that much for your fuel? Buy a vehicle that gets 40MPG...or one that uses biodiesel...or an electric vehicle. Economics 101 = supply and demand. The best way to create a [I]supply[/I] of super-efficient vehicles...is to create a [I]demand[/I] for them on a free market. This would also provide a [B]huge[/B] boost to the domestic renewable fuel industry, as well as creating a demand for vehicles that can use such fuels. Money spent on domestic fuels=money that stays in [B]our[/B] economy instead of being sent overseas. I think it is idiotic to crush otherwise servicable vehicles that still have value. Instead, focus on the [I]fuel[/I], and let the [I]free market [/I]decide what vehicles are produced. [/QUOTE]
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