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Originally Posted by redpoint5
Those that drive Hummers and Escalades pay for the privilege. Not only do they pay more for the vehicle, and more for the insurance, and more for the cost of fuel, but also taxes. They are essentially paying a greater portion of the infrastructure cost by consuming more fuel and paying more tax than the average person.
Efficient transportation has enough of a monetary incentive built in that mandating it is unnecessary. People that make poor decisions should not be insulated against the consequences of those decisions, or forced into making better decisions.
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IMHO the incentive for energy conservation is not high enough. I look in dismay at our water bill and that it varies by only $5 between winter and summer. I have no incentive to save water, as it barely saves me money.
If vehicles getting under 20 mpg highway were taxed twice as high, people would reconsider daily driving their Hummer or jacked up pickup 50 miles each way.