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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (174131)	12/28/2008 10:18:43 PM
From: Think4Yourself	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

Throw the tax on the consumption of the gasoline and you ensure you hit the right people. Tax the fuel, not the vehicle. If the Escalade is the most appropriate vehicle for people, they will gravitate towards Escalades. If the Honda Fit is most appropriate, people will gravitate towards it. Some will own vehicles in both classes. I can't fit a load of lumber or my kayaks into a fuel efficient car. I also don't want to take a big lumbering tank of a truck out to dinner every day.

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (174131)	12/29/2008 2:56:54 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 306849

If I'm responsible and drive a Honda Civic why should I pay the same gas tax as someone driving an Escalade? Because, as this thread pointed out a month or two ago, there are many cases where the Escalade is the more appropriate and responsible vehicle to drive. The Escalade makes a much better 'grocery' car.