Re: This is what scares me more than anything

On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 9:58 AM, Karl Swenson <[email protected]> wrote:

> To me it's not just the issue of "we need to keep transportation tax
> revenue
> steady/growing". It's coming up with such an inefficient and difficult way
> of doing so that does not encourage the right behavior.
>
> ***I think I object to this being phrased as good and bad behavior.


If govt is going to encourage behavior (and it is in everything it does),
I'd rather it be good.


> If I
> have a car that only gets 15 mpg that is my business and I have to pay the
> consequence in higher fuel prices.


Yes. I just don't see why govt should subsidize those that don't care to get
a more efficient vehicle.

And remember, this isn't just a matter of personal preference. Our
dependence on foreign oil exacts a high price.


> I personally bought a car that gets 38
> hwy, but I did so for selfish reasons, not because I wanted to be rewarded
> for good behavior.
>

That right there seems a little contradictory. You *are* being rewarded for
good behavior. Maybe you just don't like that phrase.
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