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Re: Government Driving Restrictions
In article <3uj891$rcj@espresso.eng.umd.edu>,
Kevin Anthony Scaldeferri <coolhand@Glue.umd.edu> wrote:
>While I'm not a fan of government control in general, I'm going to
>make a few comments about this
>In article <3uj0u0$9l3@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, CVC411 <cvc411@aol.com> wrote:
>>• Road Use Pricing: New taxes on motorists and businesses based on
>>how much they use public streets and highways.
>>
>Fine, makes sense. As is everyone pays equally for the roads regardless
>of how much they use them. Wouldn't you feel it was unfair if you
>rarely drive, or always use public transportation, but had to pay the
>same as someone who drives 30,000 miles a year
Not true. For every gallon of gasoline one buys, a good amount of the
cost goes to the federal government in the form of excise tax. The
more one drives, the more one pays.
>>• Higher Gas Taxes: no explanation necessary.
>>
>Well, as many people have pointed out, we have the lowest gas prices
>in the world (just remember, it's cheaper than milk)
That doesn't make it right....
>But I still don't think they should raise it. (like I need something
>else to make grad school hard to afford)
-JPC
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