He didn't say the Suburban got the same fuel economy as a Civic, he said it had to meet the same emissions standards.
The justified reason for high gas prices through tax in Eureop is to try to curtail the usage and save it for future generations when some things can ONLY come from oil.
A noble intent, but like many Americans I feel strongly that the purpose of any government tax is strictly to raise the revenue necessary to fund the functioning of the government, NOT to influence the behavior of the populace. No government has any business putting any extra "excise" taxes on gasoline, tobacco, alcohol, or anything else. I oppose the current product-specific taxes on all these items, I consider it blatant social engineering which is not the job of the government.
"The good news is, not one of the 50 states has the death penalty for speeding....although I'm not too sure about Ohio."
Sesquipedalian -- a really cool word. It means long-winded, polysyllabic, or verbose. See the word describes itself...isn't that neat?
1988 Nissan 200SX SE V6
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