On Fri, 5 Jun 2009 07:11:32 -0700, "Capt. JG"
wrote:

"mmc" wrote in message
ng.com...

"Larry" wrote in message
...
http://www.d.umn.edu/~jaustin/ICE.html

Yeah, these guys living off Global Warming funding say it's rising
.06C/yr!

By the year 5485, it may be warm enough, if this rapid trend continues,
TO
SWIM IN!

Global Warming - Your CO2 tax dollars at work.....



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Larry

If a man goes way out into the woods all alone and says something,
is it still wrong, even though no woman hears him?

I really think the resistance to anything that could be considered as
environmentally responsible stems from the same "me generation" thinking
as people who want to do something about the homeless but just can't skip
thier next latte and give the $4 to the man/woman on the corner instead.
It's like the friggin stupidity (not caring if this insults -it is
incredibly stupid) of the "conservative" legislators squealing about Obama
setting new mileage standards.
"It's my RIGHT AS AN AMERICAN to protect my family" by driving a friggin
SUV that's as big a tractor trailer. These sure look like the same
assholes that were preaching energy independence not too long ago.
Yeah. We Americans can get behind anything as long as we aren't expected
to sacrifice anything AT ALL for it. Well, maybe we can buy the $1.95
yellow ribbon to show our support for the troops but it's only because we
don't want to be seen as unsupportive!
We couldn't support a WWII nowadays like our parents did - we're too
friggin spoiled. We're 5 year old children being told to share our cookies
with a sibling.
memememe, I got mine but I want more, more, more! has screwed america.



I have no problem allowing people to drive SUVs the size of a big rig. All
they have to do is agree to pay for the privilege, including higher fuel
costs, pollution tax, insurance, etc. That should also cut out a lot of the
morons leaving rubber at one stop light after another, so they can be the
first to the next stop light.


I've always advocated an annual "road tax" based on engine size. Use a
base level, say 1,500 c.c., for a nominal tax. then as the
displacement goes up the tax goes up, but at, say multiples of 100
c.c..

Say you bought a 2.0 liter car. The first 1,500 c.c costs, say 10
dollars a year, the next 100 c.c = 2 X original tax; second 100 c.c. =
3 X O.T., and so on. You could do the same thing with horse power but
it is easier to get into arguments about horse power then it is about
displacement.

People will say, OH! But I need a big engine". I remember when a 100
HP engine was a BIG engine and most people got along perfectly well
with about 65 HP. You can certainly get 100 H.P. out of a 1.5 liter
engine these days.

This is not a new idea, by the way, it has been used in Europe for
many years.



Cheers,

Bruce in Bangkok
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)