tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post47844723989128084..comments2023-07-20T10:16:46.141-04:00Comments on TheGreenMiles.com: Car Talk's Ray: "I Call on All Non-Wussy Politicians to Stand with Me!"TheGreenMileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15774630689123316690noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post-47461749293436086692008-12-28T21:09:00.000-05:002008-12-28T21:09:00.000-05:00Personally, I have no problem paying a tax on gas,...Personally, I have no problem paying a tax on gas, but there are many people out there who simply cannot afford it, even with gas at $2/gal. What if it it goes up again? The fact of the matter is that in many areas of the country there simply is not the infrastructure yet to allow people NOT to drive. Frequently, the people who have the farthest commutes earn the least and work odd hours, and public transit just doesn't work for them in many areas of the country. It's a shame! <BR/><BR/>I think it's a fine idea in theory, but very few towns are truly ready to implement it because essential intermediary steps have not been taken to support those who need every extra penny. If only we could do an income-related sliding scale...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post-80876290488102475892008-12-26T16:42:00.000-05:002008-12-26T16:42:00.000-05:00I love Click and Clack, but Ray is all wet on this...I love Click and Clack, but Ray is all wet on this one. <BR/><BR/>All government programs get corrupted, rather quickly. It doesn't matter if all the money is guaranteed to go for infrastructure or high speed rail. Within a year or three it would be diverted to something else.Hittmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02854153452171064331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post-555004141323744572008-12-26T14:27:00.000-05:002008-12-26T14:27:00.000-05:00Iwould support the proposal but ONLY if the fouls ...Iwould support the proposal but ONLY if the fouls vile federal government did not waste a penny of the funds and did not enrichen certain individual or groups by padding of expense accounts, creating HIGH-paying jobs with HUGE pensions for certain selected folks, etc. etc.<BR/><BR/>Anybody caught stealing or misusing those funds would receice a life prison sentence or, if the amount is over $100,000, a death sentence.<BR/><BR/>Otherwise, the funds from the new tax will merely feed bureaucracies and bureaucrats with no net gain for the tax payers.<BR/><BR/> http://obbop.wordpress.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post-68513506336542154962008-12-26T13:22:00.000-05:002008-12-26T13:22:00.000-05:00Rather than tax gasoline, why not just remove the ...Rather than tax gasoline, why not just remove the gasoline subsidies that the government pays to keep the price down?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post-1683162302809853722008-12-26T12:43:00.000-05:002008-12-26T12:43:00.000-05:00Hey! Keep Ford out of this. They havent taken an...Hey! Keep Ford out of this. They havent taken any bailout money (yet).<BR/><BR/>How is it that you think that building trains has anything to do with building cars? Factories and technology are very different.<BR/><BR/>Tain business sould pay for itself or just admit it must be gov. service run at a loss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post-2635712559633849552008-12-26T11:31:00.000-05:002008-12-26T11:31:00.000-05:00Woohoo Car Talk! I told you you'd like that episod...Woohoo Car Talk! I told you you'd like that episode. I wonder what kind of feedback they're getting. I'd love to see the Click 'n Clack Act of 2009 make it to the floor of Congress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com