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Don't forget that there is a really big profit margin in SUVs, and the government cannot stand the pressure from the big auto companies if something was to change that. The Japanese and others have taken a big portion of the US car market, only sales of pickup trucks and SUVs keep the majors really moving along in the US. So there it is very hard to upset that apple cart.
It's the same reason why a cash strapped federal government isn't working to put a 20-30 center per gallon gas tax in place as an income source and deterrent to buying to big SUVs. It's really too bad because your income taxes would drop significantly if that sort of tax was put in place.
250 million gallons per day = almost 28 billion dollars of tax revenue. reduce personal income taxes by a similar amount. About $100 for every man woman and child.
Eliminate those who don't pay taxes currently, and you are looking about about $500-$800 per actual tax payer in tax breaks.
Nobody has the nuts. :-)
Alex
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