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Safetykitten

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17. This why they hate us AND we can't have nice things.

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2012, 12:18 PM

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Bay Area drivers could pay to drive each mile under tax proposal [View all] alp227 Jul 2012 OP

This is essentially punishing or removing incentives for high-fuel-economy vehicles AtheistCrusader Jul 2012 #1

Q: "Why remove the incentive?" Nihil Jul 2012 #12

I would guess it's because gasoline taxes 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #19

Comparing wear and teat ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2012 #29

I'm just going by the studies 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #35

Road damage per vehicle mile is roughly to the fourth power of vehicle weight.. Fumesucker Jul 2012 #31

That could be very costly tawadi Jul 2012 #2

And watch businesses flee outside the city limits. n/t PavePusher Jul 2012 #3

It would be good for them to move out of the cities RogueBandit Jul 2012 #8

have you ever worked a job in the construction industry? frylock Jul 2012 #16

And I'm sure every factory worker wants to live in a box.... PavePusher Jul 2012 #22

What happens is that people get jobs in the suburbs when jobs move to the suburbs.. Fumesucker Jul 2012 #32

Stupid. Nt awoke_in_2003 Jul 2012 #4

Yes just what I want, a government-sponsored tracking device high density Jul 2012 #5

When the Government agents ask "Where were you on the night of July 17th?" SkatmanRoth Jul 2012 #11

Beyond asinine... elzenmahn Jul 2012 #6

Start taxing your highest-income people again -- both on state and federal levels. rocktivity Jul 2012 #7

That will have about as much chance as repealing Prop.13; however... Adsos Letter Jul 2012 #9

Agree .. no chance of becoming reality. Auggie Jul 2012 #26

Discussed in the UK a few years ago dipsydoodle Jul 2012 #10

... and rebutted (every time it raises its ugly little head) ... Nihil Jul 2012 #13

Fact remains that RFLs dipsydoodle Jul 2012 #14

If people do not get their heads out of their asses and start fighting back, woo me with science Jul 2012 #15

Well we are carbon emitters 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #21

This why they hate us AND we can't have nice things. Safetykitten Jul 2012 #17

Stupid idea, and an economy killer. avaistheone1 Jul 2012 #18

How nice of you to let the RePubs off the hook. savalez Jul 2012 #24

I thought voters in California had to approve tax increases madville Jul 2012 #25

I think it needs a 2/3 majority in the legislature XemaSab Jul 2012 #36

Holy-invasion-of-privacy Batman! 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #20

I see the trucking Industry is at work again happyslug Jul 2012 #23

it is time for the SteelInterstate rail system............http://www.steelinterstate.org/ kooljerk666 Jul 2012 #30

The issue is how to subsidize the concept... happyslug Jul 2012 #37

Why not just add a $25/gal tax up front since avg economy may be about 25mpg? OneTenthofOnePercent Jul 2012 #27

Well if they want to discourage tourism in the Bay area that is a good way of doing it. upaloopa Jul 2012 #28

Once again, this is why we lose elections Ter Jul 2012 #33

Tracy would have a building boom. Xithras Jul 2012 #34