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> I can't figure out why vehicles all need to be massive living rooms on wheels. Because we have a free market and that's what people buy. Unless you think yo
by rootusrootus 4y ago
> I can't figure out why vehicles all need to be massive living rooms on wheels.
Because we have a free market and that's what people buy. Unless you think you can gain enough political advantage to force people to bend to your will, persuasion is probably the best strategy. The top three vehicles by sales in the US are all light duty trucks, so to a rough approximation the people you need to convince are "everybody."
- ceejayoz 4y agoThe trucks aren't popular just because of the "free market", but because of abuse of a tax loophole called Section 179. https://www.hotcars.com/heres-how-to-write-off-mercedes-g-wagon-tax-deductible/ https://www.hotcars.com/heres-how-to-write-off-mercedes-g-wa...
- rootusrootus 4y agoThat's a big claim. Section 179 only applies if you have a business. Your average suburban neighborhood is filled with light duty trucks owned by regular people.
- ceejayoz 4y agoThere are 30+ million small businesses in the USA, and they tend to be concentrated in the wealthier sort that a) live in suburbs and b) drive very expensive vehicles.
- rootusrootus 4y agoSo your claim is that every single small business is buying a light duty truck every three years? I'd wager a good number of those small businesses don't make enough to take much of a deduction in any case.
- ceejayoz 4y agoNo; the claim is that trucks are popular in part due to a tax loophole. It's a distorted market.