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Originally Posted by Burninator
Clearly you don't:
It has to start somewhere. Would you prefer a drastic solution? It much easier to start small. How can you not think that this will deter people from buying an SUV? I doubt that the majority of the population will want to waste another $1000-$4000 on another tax. Also this is bringing to light environmental problems that some of the population isn't aware of.
Isn't ironic that everyone I talk to that is opposed to this new tax owns an SUV that gets poor gas mileage?
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I put it into prespective by saying this:
Like I said previously, charging me 1-4K extra for my SUV isn't going to detere me and I don't believe it will detere many. 1-4k extra when your talking of buying a 40K+ vehicle is pocket change when there's things like financing, 0 down and zero to low intrest rates. Thats like walking away from a house purchase because it needs a new double-glazed kitchen window fitted...it's sort of insignificant when you put it into prespective. Whats 2K extra on a 20 year mortgage?
The government is just taking money with no real plan for the future. They aren't re-investing the money, avarage joe citizen isn't going to see much results nor is the avarage driver who doesn't drive an SUV going to reap the rewards. It's funny how many "conservatives" brush off the Liberal oil sands plan as bogus, yet this little plan of there own stops at nothing short of replication, Hyprocisy 101.
To me, the issue isn't writing out a cheque for an extra $4,000, the issue is the fact that money is just going into a little piggy bank for politicians to look at. Re-invest it somewhere, give people who drive smaller vehicles a break in tax, using the money taken off me as the funds to make up the shortfall from taxing people with smaller engines less. Use it for research, invest it into motor companies trying to produce more efficient cars, use it for SOMETHING.
I think we can all agree the concept of global warming and green house gases is a very complex one, which needs complex solutions. Simply charging people a bit of extra cash on their purchase hoping to shovel all the rest that goes along with it under the bed is not helping.
Speaking of SUVs, how many citizens do you think are out there that drive trucks for pleasure and not out of neccesity? I can name about 5 of my friends without even thinking and I'd bet a lot of money there are thousands more. The whole point I had about having larger engine automobile drivers prove they need the power -- whether thats for "luxury" or work is irrelevant -- so they get the breaks, and those who do simply drive it around because it looks good, get slapped with the levys. As much as a lot of you may think I deserve to pay a price for buying an SUV to haul around a boat, those who buy SUVs
and TRUCKS for looks are the real problem. It seems a very good % of truck drivers seem to be immune from this levy, which is simply not right. It's quite clear this little plan hasn't had much thought and it's more or less an attempt to starve off some of the pressure the tories are getting over the enviroment.
I'm sure if some statistics where released giving you the numbers of drivers who drive trucks/SUVs for nothing more than looking good over the number of truck/SUV drivers who drive them for need -- again work or "luxury" irrelivant -- I'm quite sure it would prove my point. I'm not the problem, people with trailers aren't the problem, people who drive trucks for work are not the problem. The problem lies with the ample amounts of people who drive around V8s for absolutly nothing. I'm quite certain, and I would be willing to bet a lot of money on the fact I am a minority in this issue. I'm quite confident the number of people who use trucks for "looks" instead of work are most likely leaning in the favor of "looks" yet they're all getting off completely free.
This plan sucks, bottom line.