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Originally Posted by jakobnev
I disagree, we have had 50mpg+ cars for over 30 years. It would not be a tax on low incomes, it would be a tax on poor decisions.
And high mpg cars are cheaper than low mpg cars, further making it nonsensical to call it a tax on the poor.
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Actually, going on my own observed evidence, the poor buy whatever is available used. Which isn't a lot of Prius'. There's the occasional 4-cylinder car, but most are V6 and larger, and I see in my daily driving (delivery driver) a LOT of ratty SUVs.
So yes, it WOULD be a tax on the poor, at least for a decade or more.
And personally, even though in my job I'm shelling out around $5,000/yr for gas, I can't yet justify the payments of a new car.