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> You want to drive a vehicle that gets less than 20 MPG? Fine, you're also going to pay a gasoline consumption tax to support the social programs that take car
by lagadu 11y ago
> You want to drive a vehicle that gets less than 20 MPG? Fine, you're also going to pay a gasoline consumption tax to support the social programs that take care of the families your pollution is giving cancer.
The US doesn't have a yearly road tax based on emissions? I'm a bit surprised, seems so obvious.
- mikeash 11y agoOf course not. Taxes are evil, cars are awesome, and climate change is a myth, so why would you do that?
- ericabiz 11y agoWe don't, but the gas tax here is per gallon, so less fuel-efficient cars pay more in taxes. Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to deter SUV drivers, since gas here is so cheap to begin with.
- nfriedly 11y agoThere are tons of taxes on gasoline, so you do pay more taxes to drive a low MPG vehicle. It's not quite what the parent meant, but it is something. Gasoline is one of the few products sold in the US where the advertised price includes the taxes, and I suspect that's because people would flip out if they realized how much of their fuel cost was taxes.
- mikeash 11y ago"Tons of taxes" is relative. US gasoline taxes are about 50 cents/gallon on average (depends on the locality), so at current prices they're about 33%. Taking Germany as a random example, gas taxes there are €0.6545 per liter plus 19% VAT, making for a total tax rate well beyond 100%.