Oh great land of the free, where women can be whatever they want so long as they don't mind being mocked and derided. Go Team USA, you mock that woman! How dare she be female and a politician!
G3|Genius wrote:
If you raise a tax on something, people will sell/buy/consume less of it simply to avoid paying taxes on it.
Aim: To reduce the use of petroleum products, thereby lessening the impact of humans on the environment.
Proposal: Increase taxes on said products
Outcome: a) More money is put into alternative fuel research, thereby hastening the implentation of less . harmful fuels
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. b) In an effore to avoid paying taxes, less petroleum based products are used.
Aaaaaaaah.........where's the problem?
Stealth42o wrote:
Another point you need to consider. All the trucks the bring our everyday goods around the country. Slower speed equals longer times to get fro point a to b. Which means they will need more trucks to keep up with the demand. Which means you will burn more gas.
Ah.......no. In effect, you have the same number, but rather than getting that from one truck driving multiple times, you get it from multiple trucks driving once. Tonnage remains the same.
Last edited by Bubbalo (2006-05-25 06:29:41)