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<blockquote data-quote="wkmac" data-source="post: 1496257" data-attributes="member: 2189">As to the variety of vehicle choices, I also agree, especially on vehicles like the Lupo which is excluded from the US market.As to the $3 added tax, your intent may seem good but also consider this.&nbsp; Said tax also embeds an incentive for some to further tie us down to fossil fuel as the tax from serves a special interest benefit.&nbsp; Thus a market incentive not from natural market forces overpower and dominate market outcomes.Seems to me it would also curtail further innovations and new technologies as such may well not benefit the same economic forces that under the tax would enjoy privilege. I like the thinking of your intent but we need to think it out as the unintended consequences and it&#039;s possible negatives could well displace the positives we might think would take place.&nbsp;&nbsp; Now I do agree in placing all true costs of oil on the price at the pump and IMO this would do more in moving us away from fossil fuel and it&#039;s a true free market approach.&nbsp; But then maybe this might also serve as a teaching moment as many who talk of free markets don&#039;t really want it but just talk the lingo for political advantage and narrative purposes.I thought your point there is an outstanding idea.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="wkmac, post: 1496257, member: 2189"] As to the variety of vehicle choices, I also agree, especially on vehicles like the Lupo which is excluded from the US market. As to the $3 added tax, your intent may seem good but also consider this. Said tax also embeds an incentive for some to further tie us down to fossil fuel as the tax from serves a special interest benefit. Thus a market incentive not from natural market forces overpower and dominate market outcomes. Seems to me it would also curtail further innovations and new technologies as such may well not benefit the same economic forces that under the tax would enjoy privilege. I like the thinking of your intent but we need to think it out as the unintended consequences and it's possible negatives could well displace the positives we might think would take place. Now I do agree in placing all true costs of oil on the price at the pump and IMO this would do more in moving us away from fossil fuel and it's a true free market approach. But then maybe this might also serve as a teaching moment as many who talk of free markets don't really want it but just talk the lingo for political advantage and narrative purposes. I thought your point there is an outstanding idea. [/QUOTE]

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