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First off, you would tax imports more than domestics. However there are "imports" that are made entirely in the US, there are "domestics" made entirely abroad. Daimler Chrysler, a "domestic" is half owned by a foreign company. Mitsubishi, an "import" is 1/3 owned by Ford.
What about diesels that use biodiesel? Lower emissions than gasoline engines, and using a renewable resource to boot. What about farmers? They usually have a big truck around, however it isn't used on a daily basis. Yet it is still a needed vehicle on the farm, are you still going to tax them "very high"? What about other people who need big trucks or SUVs for their livelihood, but don't use them daily? Do they still get hit with the "very high"?
What about people like myself who collect old cars? Are you going to tax them high also? What about people like myself who are quite big(I'm 6'5" 260# little fat) who find it quite uncomfortable to be shoehorned into a subcompact? What about obese people who cannot fit into a compact? What about people like my mother who are very arthritic and need the comfort of a larger car in order to ease their pain?
Sorry friend, while I agree with you in principle, your method of taxation should never be adapted. It is simplistic and fails to take into consideration all of the variables that life throws our way. A better method of taxation that would accomplish the same goal is a twofold tax, one on gas consumption, the other is an emmissions tax. It would be a much fairer tax, though it would penalize the poor, since they tend to drive older, more pollutihng vehicles that consume more gas. Perhaps the ticket is to develop cars that consume less fuel, and fuel that is derived from renewable resources.
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