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Probably I would also grant rebates to businesses that legitimately need things like pickups, and maybe also to large families. (But maybe not; maybe that should just be the cost of doing business or having a large family.)
I disagree that businesses and large families should pay an extra tax for owning vehicles (which cost more anyway) which are necessary for their operation. For that matter, I disagree with the whole proposition of a fossil fuel tax. It would be far better to grant tax incentives to those who develop/utilize alternate fuel sources. This won't happen, though, since it would mean politicos giving back some of their daily diet of pork.
Face it--fossil fuels are here to stay unless someone can develop a
cheaper, more efficient energy source (as nuclear is for electricity) as an alternative. Taxing the snot out of everybody just leaves them with less money with which to develop those sources and Congress with more of our money to play with. Both of which most people would agree are bad things.
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