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To: jrhana who wrote (253502)	6/11/2008 5:32:02 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) of 793838

Hybrids are more expensive than their conventional brethren, but don't just look at the sticker price. Take into account the $2000 federal tax deduction, the money savings on gasoline, and any state or local incentives into account before you buy. That's a bug not a feature, they are more expensive, but people don't see the real cost. Effectively I'm paying for part of their hybrid... but unfortunately, the House dramatically weakened the bill by removing the hybrid tax credit I'd say fortunately not unfortunately. If you think the government should interfere to reduce gasoline usage and/or CO2 emissions the best intervention is one that imposes a cost on the undesirable thing you want to suppress, and than leaves it up to individuals to decide how they will deal with the cost. If you have to intervene don't reward/subsidize some vehicles and punish others, increase the tax on gasoline or apply some sort of tax on all fuels depending on the amount of carbon they contain and CO2 they produce. and replacing it with a credit for diesel vehicles Well maybe not so fortunately. Again you have government "picking winners".

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