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

On May 3, 10:59=A0pm, "Steven L." <sdlit...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> The Trucker wrote:
> > On Sat, 03 May 2008 08:11:40 -0700, BretCahill wrote:
>
> >> 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. =A0Revenue neutrality is the key to this. =A0The
increa=
se 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. =A0But a person that actually drives a
t=
ruck
> > (long haul) for a living is going to lose no matter what. =A0
>
> I've thought about whether, instead of a "windfall profits tax" on oil
> companies, we could provide a "windfall tax credit" to such small
> businesses to compensate them for the declining purchasing power of the
> dollar. =A0That is, if the dollar declines 20%, then the price of their
> fuel has risen 20% in dollars. =A0That should be deductible or credited
as=

> a business expense.
>
> After all, it's not THEIR fault that the dollar is declining. =A0That's
> due to deliberate Federal Reserve policy. =A0Why should private business
> be penalized?
>
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> Steven L.
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Funny how all you kooks think alike. You want giveaways of taxpayer
money for everything from a fleabitten dog to health care. You people
ever stop and think where this "tax" money comes from??