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Iris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-07-07 09:42 AM
Response to Reply #48
50. yes, but that would have required that he actually express a thought
and not just run off at the mouth.
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  -Town May Double Taxes On SUVs -- Breeze54  May-06-07 10:11 PM   #0 
  - I love the high-end washing machine comparison.  Iris   May-06-07 10:13 PM   #1 
  - I thought that immediately, too.  JohnLocke   May-06-07 10:18 PM   #6 
  - off topic - are you JohnLocke the philospher or the LOST survivor?  Iris   May-06-07 10:21 PM   #11 
     - The philosopher, and my grandfather's middle name.  JohnLocke   May-06-07 10:26 PM   #19 
        - cool! n/t  Iris   May-06-07 10:27 PM   #20 
        - I just want to say John  Forkboy   May-07-07 12:26 AM   #39 
  - Who knew they had a group?? SUV Owners of America?  Breeze54   May-06-07 10:18 PM   #7 
  - driers  enid602   May-07-07 01:53 AM   #48 
     - yes, but that would have required that he actually express a thought  Iris   May-07-07 09:42 AM   #50 
  - They might want to exempt businesses....but WTH....  sutz12   May-06-07 10:14 PM   #2 
  - Whats a 'CAFE exemptions'??  Breeze54   May-06-07 10:16 PM   #3 
     - If it's big enough to be a coffee shop it's exempt! (maybe?) n/t  Iris   May-06-07 10:17 PM   #5 
     - OMFG!  sutz12   May-06-07 10:20 PM   #10 
     - lmfao!!  Breeze54   May-06-07 10:22 PM   #14 
     - Corporate Average Fuel Economy...  sutz12   May-06-07 10:19 PM   #8 
        - Thanks! Currently, SUV's and light trucks, etc. are exempt??  Breeze54   May-06-07 10:21 PM   #12 
        - I believe so.  sutz12   May-06-07 10:31 PM   #24 
        - Yes, I don't believe they are considered "passenger cars"  krispos42   May-07-07 12:14 AM   #38 
        - Well, they're held to a lower fleet average standard, and if over 6,000 lbs . . .  hatrack   May-07-07 12:58 PM   #55 
        - Wanna hear something even better?  Hobarticus   May-07-07 12:55 PM   #54 
  - They should repeal the excise tax if the federal government increases CAFE standards  Selatius   May-06-07 10:16 PM   #4 
  - Yeah! Lower excise taxes for smaller cars!  Breeze54   May-06-07 10:20 PM   #9 
  - Are they going by fuel economy, body type, offroad utility, or just general classification?  ContraBass Black   May-06-07 10:21 PM   #13 
  - That'll never happen. There are legal strictures in most towns and states that prevent  Redstone   May-06-07 10:22 PM   #15 
  - Not in Taxachusetts!!  Breeze54   May-06-07 10:23 PM   #16 
  - OK, then I'll say this, and anyone can flame as they wish: It's fucking un-American to single  Redstone   May-06-07 10:27 PM   #21 
     - Ok, what if they increase the cost of Emissions test on SUV's?  Breeze54   May-06-07 10:36 PM   #25 
        - not really  murloc   May-07-07 12:40 AM   #40 
  - I agree  LiberalFighter   May-06-07 10:39 PM   #26 
     - We all get excise taxed in MA!  Breeze54   May-06-07 10:41 PM   #27 
        - Does the state determine it or the local governments?  LiberalFighter   May-06-07 10:43 PM   #29 
           - The state sets the rate, looks like.  Breeze54   May-06-07 10:48 PM   #31 
  - On a Rav 4? You have got to be kidding...that is like a mini suv  Digit   May-06-07 10:26 PM   #17 
  - That's exactly why injecting ideology into taxation policy is bullsht. It's a LOUSY idea,  Redstone   May-06-07 10:30 PM   #23 
  - Horrible idea.  Forkboy   May-06-07 10:26 PM   #18 
  - The old cartoons or the newer cartoons?  LiberalFighter   May-06-07 10:42 PM   #28 
     - Actually,it's on the ties between Acme and Halliburton.  Forkboy   May-06-07 10:49 PM   #32 
  - They could just increase gas taxes  gravity   May-06-07 10:27 PM   #22 
  - That could screw poor people who have to drive to work.  ContraBass Black   May-06-07 10:46 PM   #30 
     - "Edietd for tyops."  Breeze54   May-06-07 10:49 PM   #33 
  - SUV Owners of America  drm604   May-06-07 10:51 PM   #34 
  - Great research!!! Thanks!  Breeze54   May-06-07 11:36 PM   #35 
  - its stupid to tax SUVs higher. We already tax gasoline anyway, and they use a ton of it  ComerPerro   May-06-07 11:42 PM   #36 
  - It's stupid to take economic steps to save the planet, right?  Tesha   May-07-07 06:41 AM   #49 
     - we do. Gas taxes.  ComerPerro   May-07-07 11:12 AM   #51 
        - Gas taxes are not nearly high enough.  Tesha   May-07-07 11:46 AM   #52 
  - They Didn't Complain When They Got The Tax Exemption  lligrd   May-06-07 11:46 PM   #37 
  - Most of the vehicles that this would affect did not receive the tax exemption.  ContraBass Black   May-07-07 12:47 PM   #53 
  - $575 is rather steep already  murloc   May-07-07 12:41 AM   #41 
     - They can't, insurance would get them.  Breeze54   May-07-07 12:44 AM   #42 
        - insurance don't care  murloc   May-07-07 12:48 AM   #43 
           - Where it's registered (address), determines the rate of insurance.  Breeze54   May-07-07 12:50 AM   #44 
              - I guess it depends on the insurer.  murloc   May-07-07 12:58 AM   #45 
                 - Geico is outlawed in MA.  Breeze54   May-07-07 01:04 AM   #46 
                 - Interesting. What did they get banned for? nt?  murloc   May-07-07 01:09 AM   #47 
 

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