|
Tractor Talk Discussion Board |
Re: Tax on gasoline and possible road charges
[ Expand ] [ View Replies ] [ Add a Reply ] [ Return to Forum ]
Posted by Tim B from MA on May 24, 2007 at 09:52:23 from (74.8.14.194):
In Reply to: Tax on gasoline and possible road charges posted by David in Wales on May 24, 2007 at 08:31:03:
David, if you bring your tractors, I'm in that adoption deal! As for taxes, despite the fact that I had a 70 mile round trip commute for 11 years, and now drive a F-350 diesel crew cab (eight mile commute :), I have thought for years that the US needed to increase gas taxes dramatically to get people to drive less, car pool and use public transportation. In part it is now too late. The oil companies are getting that money. When you are at the lower income levels, any increase in expenses hurts, but I think increasing the cost of driving is the only way to get people to use less oil. It wouldn't necessarily have to be increased taxes I suppose, could also impose fees for large, or inefficient vehicles. A big chunk of the money we spend on oil goes into the pockets of Islamic regiems (Iran, Saudi Arabia - who by the way, are presented to us by our polititians as our friends, but are among the most despicable rulers on earth),and to Islamic terrorists. Reducing the amount of oil we use and the amount of money we send to the Middle East is imperitive for our National security and that of the rest of the world. The real cost of gas is still lower than it was in the early 1980s, and although people complain all the time, I don't see many of them slowing down to conserve, and half flat tires are abundant on the road way. People can go to the car wash twice a week but they can't be bothered to inflate their tires properly. Most people have their heads buried in the own- you know what. Money is the only thing they listen to.
Replies:
Home
| Forums
Today's Featured Article -
Harvestin Hay: The Early Years (Part 2) - by Pat Browning. The summer of 1950 was the start of a new era in farming for our family. I was thirteen, and Kathy (my oldest sister) was seven. At this age, I believed tractor farming was the only way, hot stuff -- and given a chance I probably would have used the tractor, Dad's first, a 1936 Model "A" John Deere, to go bring in the cows! And I think Dad was ready for some automation too. And so it was that we acquired a good, used J. I. Case, wire tie hay baler. In addition to a person to drive th
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
Sell 1958 Hi-Altitude Massey Fergerson tractor, original condition. three point hitch pto engine, Runs well, photos available upon request
[More Ads]
Copyright © 1997-2024 Yesterday's Tractor Co.
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V. Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor HeadquartersWebsite Accessibility Policy |
|
