Re: BEFORE Trying To Simply Hike the Fuel Tax . . .

> > > The deal needs to include a revenue neutral IRS rebate to cover the
> > > increase in federal fuel taxes.
>
> > > The overall effect is drivers would be paid to use less fuel.
>
> > That is correct. =EF=BF=BDRevenue neutrality is the key to this.
=EF=BF=
=BDThe increase or
> > decrease in overall taxation is a different matter.
>
> > > Anyone who ****fts away from driving or at least from driving low mpg
> > > vehicles would come out ahead economically and anyone who really
> > > needed to drive to work or drive a truck to work would still be able
> > > to afford it.
>
> > That is true in the most cases. =EF=BF=BDBut a person that actually
driv=
es a truck
> > (long haul) for a living is going to lose no matter what.
=EF=BF=BDThere=
 are more
> > fuel efficient ways to deliver freight over long distances and the
peopl=
e
> > who ****p the commodities will be discovering these methods.
=EF=BF=BDTha=
t is
> > economic reality and there is nothing that should be done about it but
> > perhaps to increase the progressive nature of the tax system and
> > redistribute benefits at the bottom where people are being put our of
wo=
rk
> > due to the increasing efficiencies. =EF=BF=BD-- Share the pain --
=EF=BF=
=BDThis is not the
> > fault of the drivers and many of these efficiency improvements should
ha=
ve
> > already been done. The Bush solution is to use Mexican nationals as
> > drivers and pay them half of what is being paid to American nationals.
> > That allows more to be spent on fuel (money in the pocket of Bush and
hi=
s
> > pals) due to the savings in wages. =EF=BF=BDMore "profit" and less
wages=
.. =EF=BF=BDHow
> > very Republican.
>
> > --
> > "I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers
> > of society but the people themselves; and
> > if we think them not enlightened enough to
> > exercise their control with a wholesome
> > discretion, the remedy is not to take it from
> > them, but to inform their discretion by
> > education." - Thomas Jeffersonhttp://GreaterVoice.org/extend

> What "more efficient" ways are you referring to?

That's up to scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs to propose and
for _markets_ to decide.

But if you want to discuss tech issues you need to start another
thread or go to sci.energy because it is entirely irrelevant to a
revenue neutral fuel tax.

You can discuss Henry George here, however.

George proposed taxing land at it's full rental value.


Bret Cahill