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In reply to the discussion: Bay Area drivers could pay to drive each mile under tax proposal [View all]rocktivity
(44,573 posts)7. Start taxing your highest-income people again -- both on state and federal levels.
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This is essentially punishing or removing incentives for high-fuel-economy vehicles
AtheistCrusader
Jul 2012
#1
Road damage per vehicle mile is roughly to the fourth power of vehicle weight..
Fumesucker
Jul 2012
#31
What happens is that people get jobs in the suburbs when jobs move to the suburbs..
Fumesucker
Jul 2012
#32
Start taxing your highest-income people again -- both on state and federal levels.
rocktivity
Jul 2012
#7
If people do not get their heads out of their asses and start fighting back,
woo me with science
Jul 2012
#15
it is time for the SteelInterstate rail system............http://www.steelinterstate.org/
kooljerk666
Jul 2012
#30
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