Oh hell, here come the gasoline taxes...

[dacumen]

Legislating human behavior is very expensive and not recommended in a down economy. Obama's new fuel efficiency mandates will cost every new car buyer $600 per car (on top of $700 worth of mandates already in place). Anybody wanna bet before the end of his first term we see a host of new taxes on gasoline to convince us to buy these more expensive automobiles?

http://money.cnn.com/2009/05/19/autos/fuel_economy_challenges/index.htm (http://money.cnn.com/2009/05/19/autos/fuel_economy_challenges/index.htm)

[lostcat]

$600 more on a car really isn't all that much considering most new cars already cost more than $17,000. And if you buy smart and use tax credits and such you can get that money back easy.

[AcridSwitch]

why create the extra hassle though?

[adrena_line]

Sure, I'll take that bet. Let's regroup in 3 years and see how many "new taxes on gasoline" are indeed created. Lookin forward to it

[Uberly Suspicious]

there's probaly going to be a new tax for just taking out the nozzle and putting it back.

[ς€۸π]

there's probaly going to be a new tax for just taking out the nozzle and putting it back.

Shit, son! Where I come from, they call that prostitution.

[KC Meat]

Legislating human behavior is very expensive and not recommended in a down economy.Are you saying it's good legislation, but passed at a bad time?