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Old 03-11-2010, 08:27 PM   #1
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well what I am saying is spread things out, they could raise taxes on petrol slightly as well as increase the "gas guzzler tax" on new cars, valorium tax, larger fees on automotive related items.

Kinda like what they did with tobacco products, it will price people out of cars that consume a lot of petrol. Those who can afford them will, and those who can not will be forced to conserve or learn to live w/o a car

I don't drive a gas guzzler and I already think that the gas guzzler tax is to high. A friend of mine has an 08 GT500 and to renew his registration was over 1600 bucks. I'm sorry but that is a bit of a joke.
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I don't drive a gas guzzler and I already think that the gas guzzler tax is to high. A friend of mine has an 08 GT500 and to renew his registration was over 1600 bucks. I'm sorry but that is a bit of a joke.
if he can not afford the $1600, he should have not bought the car. That is why our housing market is shit, people can't afford what they own.

If people lived with in their means it would not be a problem.

We do not buy anything we could not pay cash for, with the exception of our house. But we chose a house where our payment is half of what we were approved for and over pay on our mortgage payments.
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He could afford it but he said it wasn't worth it and drained all the fluids out of it and put it in storage.
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If people lived with in their means it would not be a problem.
So as long as you can afford to buy and waste limited resources, spewing the waste gases out into the atmosphere we all depend upon, then it's OK. As long as you have the money to do it, that is? As long as you are living "within your means".

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He could afford it but he said it wasn't worth it and drained all the fluids out of it and put it in storage.
that is his fault for buying, if he really could afford it he would just pay it

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So as long as you can afford to buy and waste limited resources, spewing the waste gases out into the atmosphere we all depend upon, then it's OK. As long as you have the money to do it, that is? As long as you are living "within your means".

Just wondering.

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I some what agree, there are going to be a lot less people that can actually afford it. It is going to price out a lot of people and force them the conserve. Vehicles that consume a large amount of gas are a luxury.

the people that will not be able to afford it are going to out weigh those who can, because this is America.
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I some what agree, there are going to be a lot less people that can actually afford it. It is going to price out a lot of people and force them the conserve. Vehicles that consume a large amount of gas are a luxury.
So you have no ethical problem with acting unethically, as long as you can afford it?
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So you have no ethical problem with acting unethically, as long as you can afford it?
If you know the consequences of your actions, and willing to pay for them.
Obviously this does not pertain to everything, I do not condone shooting someone in the face if you are willing to spend life in prison.
On the other hand, I parked illegally on some landscaping because I could not find a spot to park in, I was willing to pay the cost of a ticket to have lunch with my wife; I got a ticket and I had to pay for it.
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I do not condone shooting someone in the face if you are willing to spend life in prison.
I wouldn't be wasting time talking to you if I thought you would condone that. Nor do I object, particularly, to your spitting on the sidewalk on your way to having lunch with your wife.

Your response neglected to address the heart of the topic.

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