Prius owners causing gas prices to increase!

They should be arrested for violating the law of supply and demand.

From the article (requires registration):

". . . She said an increase in the variable fuel tax is needed to make up for declines in two major sources of revenue for road-building. Higher fuel prices have hit motor vehicle sales taxes and fixed fuel taxes, she said.

More Nebraskans are buying smaller, fuel-efficient vehicles, which cost less than trucks and SUVs, so they pay less in sales tax. Motorists also are conserving fuel, so revenue from fuel taxes has not reached projections. . . ."

Prius was never mentioned in the article, just Nebraskans reacting to the price of fuel. If instead of taxing by the gallon, road taxes were a percentage of the fuel bill, the road taxes would follow the gasoline prices, inflation and the problem is solved.

Now what you forgot to include is the Prius higher sales taxes on these horribly expensive cars. Yes, the Prius are subsidizing the cheaper, gas-only cars with higher sales tax.

Not to worry, about six months ago, a right-wing, Republican hacks in another forum tried to use the same bogus argument against Prius and hybrids. He also omitted critical facts and made assertions not backed up by his source.

Bob Wilson

C'mon, it's only a penny increase. It's cheaper than borrowing to balance the books.

Tax is tax. Coming from Page, Arizona today I heard the mayor saying the

6.5% electricity surcharge (Page has its own electric system) could not be repealed yet because the expected alternate revenue sources were not a done deal. Hmm....

I wonder how bad this gets in Europe where gas tax is so much higher in relation to the cost of the juice itself.

Mike