A car of interest....

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Originally Posted by bentjazz

"Hmmm. I disagree. I'd love to see vehicles taxed based on emissions here like they do in Europe."

Ugh. The government (Canadian, in your case) really has you indoctrinated into the yet-to-be proven claim that human produced CO2 is behind the global warming that is supposedly going to sink the planet in the not-too-distant future, doesn't it? Hey, you're not alone. We have it just as bad here in the US with liberal elitist control freaks who think they know it better than everyone else and who likewise want to direct and control every facet of our lives. I DON'T want to see vehicles taxed based on emissions. We're taxed enough, as is. Just another lovely scheme the governments of the world are cooking up in order to confiscate and redistribute wealth. In other words, liberty is lost in increments. I, for one, don't want to be a slave to the State. So, no, I'm sorry but I'm against emission taxation just like I'm against all forms of state sponsored coercion and theft.....

I'm fairly certain we have solved most of the mysteries of global climate change.

Realistically taxes for vehicles are extremely low and we don't seem to ever have enough money to maintain our vehicle related infrastructure, let alone expand it to meet our current needs.

Without higher taxes there is no reason to build more efficient cars, no reason to buy them!