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01-13-2006, 04:55 PM | #23 |
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It seems some USA politicians are so corrupt they don't even have to come up for air (e.g., Tom Delay, Ted Stevens). Not that we have a monopoly on trough feeders, but we are doing it bigger and better. Let's hope we get the diesels soon. I just smile as I am whizzing along at 80mph getting 30+mpg amongst the SUV dinos. My kids are really angry about the lack of future vision.
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01-13-2006, 05:09 PM | #24 | |
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01-13-2006, 09:26 PM | #25 | |
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P.S. Right there with you.
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01-13-2006, 10:31 PM | #26 | |
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This is your classic Pigovian Tax and would be about as sophisticated as economics in the 70s would have gotten. But the whole point of a Pigovian tax is to spend the money offsetting the problem - I bet that doesn't happen... Does anyone know what happens to this money once collected?
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01-13-2006, 11:47 PM | #28 | |
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LOL - yes it gets washed through the trough for the pigs to swill I know... but I guess no one kicks up a fuss because the end user doesn't perceive that they pay for this directly. In Australia we have a fuel tax which makes up about 50% of the fuel price. It is ostensibly to fund safer roads etc. It raises a huge amount of revenue, but (and no surprises here really) only a small fraction is spent on roads.
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01-14-2006, 01:09 AM | #29 | |
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No, not doubting your facts, just finding more and more evidence of how much shit goes on behind the scene that most folks dont know about. Anyone not driving one of the BIG 3's cars would probably be shocked by this. Too bad 99% dont know...
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01-14-2006, 01:11 AM | #30 | |
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I do that now. Average about 32 mpg at an 85 mph cruise over a 350 mile drive.
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01-14-2006, 09:08 AM | #31 |
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Poldim, that is great news. I was getting a bit concerned with some members reporting 20 mpg or so.
Noflash, my read on kids these days (I am in child health) is that they are not 'liberal' per se, but they are really sick and tired of political and ideological crap. A pox on most liberal and conservative politicians alike. The ones that actually bother to concern themselves want efficiency, logic, honesty. Unless they are religious types, they seem to prefer the Evan Bayh/John McCain types. If they were voting cars, the honda civic would be president; E90 would be in the senate. Whew, avoided having to post an off-topic warning! |
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01-17-2006, 10:26 AM | #32 | |
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I have a hard time thinking these kids even know who there congressmen are.
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01-17-2006, 10:33 AM | #33 | |
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01-17-2006, 12:05 PM | #34 | |
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Did it last night. Averaged 81.7 MPH, 347 miles, 29.7 mpg. The low mpg was caused by going over 100 for extended periods of time and my mirror cap being off on the drivers mirror...
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01-17-2006, 12:06 PM | #35 | |
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You shift gears while cruising on the highway? My 330 has more than enough power to accelerate in 6th. Do you have a 325?
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01-17-2006, 12:19 PM | #36 | |
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Yeah mine is 325 and the acceleration is great even on 6th esp after 3k rpm. |
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