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Re: US bill proposes new national EV tax, while some push to slash gas tax to zero

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Post by Jblx2 » Wed, May 20, 2026, 9:12 PM UTC

imglorp wrote: post #100

Jblx2 wrote: post #33

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>subsidize fossil fuels at around US$800 B/year direct I would like to see a source for that. Usually this is from someone who thinks corporate taxes should be on gross revenue instead of profit.

https://fossilfuelsubsidytracker.org Globally it was 1.6 T in 2022, direct. For what they call implicit subsidies, IMF thinks it was $6.7T in 2024. https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2025/12/20/und...

Looks like $6.46 per person in the U.S.

>The scope of the OECD Inventory is therefore broader than conventional conceptions of “subsidy”.

https://fossilfuelsubsidytracker.org/methodology/

...so I guess we should be ganging up on the Netherlands ($1,760 per capita) and Sweden ($924 per person).

Re: US bill proposes new national EV tax, while some push to slash gas tax to zero

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Post by frankbreetz » Thu, May 21, 2026, 12:54 AM UTC

6r8lt7kt6ikir6 wrote: post #45

frankbreetz wrote: post #17

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You would pay little to no taxes if you completely removed yourself from society and lived deep in the wilderness, but I but you aren't going to do that. I wonder why that is?

"If you don't like it, why don't you leave the country?" - common denominator who thinks he is not a pig.

More like if you use services that cost money, why would you expect them for free?

Re: US bill proposes new national EV tax, while some push to slash gas tax to zero

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Post by cherry_tree » Fri, May 22, 2026, 12:09 AM UTC

TurdF3rguson wrote: post #68

cherry_tree wrote: post #67

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Why not tax tires?

A disincentive to replace your tires? What could go wrong.

Yeah because today tires are free for anyone with a tread depth of less 3mm, of course.

Realistically tires and brakes are already subject to sales taxes and are not subject to review at annual vehicle inspections. We probably should enforce that cars on the roads have working brakes and tires but that’s seemingly beside the point of how we pay for the maintenance of the roads.