[Vision2020] engine tax

[Dick Sherwin]

Just what we don't need, another tax!  Just think about commercial vehicles
on the road.  Think about the trucking companies who move so much of our
goods to market.  Of course, in the end, the consumer would pay all the tax
because that is the way it works.  Think about the effect of the added costs
to our senior citizens.

I think we have enough taxes already.

Dick S
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Rumelhart" <godshatter at yahoo.com>
To: "Vision2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 6:26 PM
Subject: [Vision2020] engine tax


> Fellow vision2020-ites,
>
> While wandering aimlessly through the internet one day (meaning that I
> don't remember where I came across it), I found out that Japan has an
> engine tax.  The smaller and more fuel-efficient the engine, the smaller
> the tax.  The tax apparently ranges from about $40 to $800 or so
> annually, iirc.  People who own more than one car would presumably be
> taxed on both.  In these days of higher gas prices, global warming, and
> pollution concerns, it seems to me like it could be a good idea for our
> country to adopt.  We could start with lower numbers and add it in to
> the registration cost.  That's presuming, I guess, that the registration
> cost doesn't already include it.  Does anyone know what that amount is
> comprised of?
>
> Any thoughts on this?  Is it a good idea?
>
> Paul
>
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