CAFE standards for boats
 

On Aug 28, 2:10 pm, hk wrote:
wrote:
On Aug 28, 1:56 pm, hk wrote:
wrote:
On Aug 28, 1:47 pm, wrote:
On Aug 28, 1:43 pm, BAR wrote:
hk wrote:
wrote:
Hmmm, interesting idea. Perhaps a gas guzzler tax for those whose
boats fail too since boats are ussually luxury
items...........................
Some sort of rationing is not a bad idea. It is at least worthy of
serious discussion by the next administration in open forums.
Are there any limits on what will be rationed?
Be careful rationing is a slippery slope to total control of the
population.
I doubt that most Parkers are seriously fuel efficient so HK should
pay the boat gas guzzler tax.
Maybe limit recreational boat use to 10 gallons /week or would 5
gallons/week be better?
20 gallons of gasoline a week in the summer would be fine with me.

I can head out and go fishing twice on that... :) I don't need any
boat gasoline from the end of November until near the end of April.

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No way, no how, no McCain!

After considering it, 5 gallons a week is 260/year, a huge amount.
I'd propose 1 gallon/week PER boat and it cannot be accumulated for
more than a quarter because poor people with old cars need the gas AND
the marinas should have to charge a 50 cent /gallon luxury tax. Why
should gas guzzling luxury boaters use gas that poor people need?

Philosophically, I do not disagree with the underpinning of that bit of
sarcasm. I used to sail and I could do so again. The needs of the many
sometimes outweigh the pleasures of the one.

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No way, no how, no McCain!

A Parker would look odd with a sail.

CAFE standards for boats
 

On Aug 28, 2:36*pm, wrote:
On Aug 28, 2:10 pm, hk wrote:





wrote:
On Aug 28, 1:56 pm, hk wrote:
wrote:
On Aug 28, 1:47 pm, wrote:
On Aug 28, 1:43 pm, BAR wrote:
hk wrote:
wrote:
Hmmm, interesting idea. Perhaps a gas guzzler tax for those whose
boats fail too since boats are ussually luxury
items...........................
Some sort of rationing is not a bad idea. It is at least worthy of
serious discussion by the next administration in open forums.
Are there any limits on what will be rationed?
Be careful rationing is a slippery slope to total control of the
population.
I doubt that most Parkers are seriously fuel efficient so HK should
pay the boat gas guzzler tax.
Maybe limit recreational boat use to 10 gallons /week or would 5
gallons/week be better?
20 gallons of gasoline a week in the summer would be fine with me.

I can head out and go fishing twice on that... *:) I don't need any
boat gasoline from the end of November until near the end of April.

--
No way, no how, no McCain!

After considering it, 5 gallons a week is 260/year, a huge amount.
I'd propose 1 gallon/week PER boat and it cannot be accumulated for
more than a quarter because poor people with old cars need the gas AND
the marinas should have to charge a 50 cent /gallon luxury tax. *Why
should gas guzzling luxury boaters use gas that poor people need?

Philosophically, I do not disagree with the underpinning of that bit of
sarcasm. I used to sail and I could do so again. The needs of the many
sometimes outweigh the pleasures of the one.

--
No way, no how, no McCain!

A Parker would look odd with a sail.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

So wouldn't a Zimmerman like lobster boat!

CAFE standards for boats
 

CAFE standards for boats
 

On Aug 28, 3:18 pm, Keith nuttle wrote:
wrote:
On Aug 28, 1:47 pm, wrote:
On Aug 28, 1:43 pm, BAR wrote:

hk wrote:
wrote:
Hmmm, interesting idea. Perhaps a gas guzzler tax for those whose
boats fail too since boats are ussually luxury
items...........................
Some sort of rationing is not a bad idea. It is at least worthy of
serious discussion by the next administration in open forums.
Are there any limits on what will be rationed?
Be careful rationing is a slippery slope to total control of the
population.
I doubt that most Parkers are seriously fuel efficient so HK should
pay the boat gas guzzler tax.

Maybe limit recreational boat use to 10 gallons /week or would 5
gallons/week be better?

This is a great idea. Anything under 10hp would not be taxed. Anyone
with a sailboat and no motor would get paid to go sailing.

God help Me I do not want to be known as the author of this idea.

CAFE standards for boats
 

"hk" wrote in message
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wrote:
Hmmm, interesting idea. Perhaps a gas guzzler tax for those whose
boats fail too since boats are ussually luxury
items...........................


Some sort of rationing is not a bad idea. It is at least worthy of serious
discussion by the next administration in open forums.




Oh boy. Another small step for man ..... another giant leap towards
Socialism.

Eisboch

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On Aug 28, 3:18 pm, Keith nuttle wrote:
wrote:
On Aug 28, 1:47 pm, wrote:
On Aug 28, 1:43 pm, BAR wrote:

hk wrote:
wrote:
Hmmm, interesting idea. Perhaps a gas guzzler tax for those whose
boats fail too since boats are ussually luxury
items...........................
Some sort of rationing is not a bad idea. It is at least worthy of
serious discussion by the next administration in open forums.
Are there any limits on what will be rationed?
Be careful rationing is a slippery slope to total control of the
population.
I doubt that most Parkers are seriously fuel efficient so HK should
pay the boat gas guzzler tax.

Maybe limit recreational boat use to 10 gallons /week or would 5
gallons/week be better?

This is a great idea. Anything under 10hp would not be taxed. Anyone
with a sailboat and no motor would get paid to go sailing.

God help Me I do not want to be known as the author of this idea.




I liked my idea better. Those with small, fuel efficient gas sipper cars
or boats should pay more per gallon because they don't need as much.
Those with gas guzzlers pay less because they need more.

Balanced properly, everybody pays the same to support their transportation
needs or recreational activities. What's more fair than that?

It's called redistribution of resources, in the interest of fairness, of
course.

Eisboch

CAFE standards for boats
 

On Aug 28, 1:43*pm, BAR wrote:
hk wrote:
wrote:
Hmmm, interesting idea. Perhaps a gas guzzler tax for those whose
boats fail too since boats are ussually luxury
items...........................

Some sort of rationing is not a bad idea. It is at least worthy of
serious discussion by the next administration in open forums.

Are there any limits on what will be rationed?

Be careful rationing is a slippery slope to total control of the
population.

Bingo!

CAFE standards for boats
 

On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:32:48 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote:

On Aug 28, 1:43*pm, BAR wrote:
hk wrote:
wrote:
Hmmm, interesting idea. Perhaps a gas guzzler tax for those whose
boats fail too since boats are ussually luxury
items...........................

Some sort of rationing is not a bad idea. It is at least worthy of
serious discussion by the next administration in open forums.

Are there any limits on what will be rationed?

Be careful rationing is a slippery slope to total control of the
population.

Bingo!

Doing a little sucking up, Jimmie? You probably ought to stick to Krause.
Most everyone else can see through you. Krause can too, but it's expedient
for him not to.

CAFE standards for boats
 

Eisboch wrote:
"hk" wrote in message
. ..
wrote:
Hmmm, interesting idea. Perhaps a gas guzzler tax for those whose
boats fail too since boats are ussually luxury
items...........................

Some sort of rationing is not a bad idea. It is at least worthy of serious
discussion by the next administration in open forums.




Oh boy. Another small step for man ..... another giant leap towards
Socialism.

Eisboch



Yeah...it got us through World War II at home. Was that what it
was...socialism?


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No way, no how, no McCain!

CAFE standards for boats
 

On Aug 28, 4:55*pm, John H wrote:
On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:32:48 -0700 (PDT), JimH wrote:
On Aug 28, 1:43*pm, BAR wrote:
hk wrote:
wrote:
Hmmm, interesting idea. Perhaps a gas guzzler tax for those whose
boats fail too since boats are ussually luxury
items...........................

Some sort of rationing is not a bad idea. It is at least worthy of
serious discussion by the next administration in open forums.

Are there any limits on what will be rationed?

Be careful rationing is a slippery slope to total control of the
population.

Bingo!

Doing a little sucking up, Jimmie? You probably ought to stick to Krause.
Most everyone else can see through you. Krause can too, but it's expedient
for him not to.

Agreeing with someone and not getting nasty is sucking up in your
mind?

Interesting.