A Northern California lawmaker wants Californians to pay as much as $2,500 extra to buy gas-guzzling muscle cars, sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks.
And he wants to use that money to cut the prices of new hybrids and other cars that go farther on a gallon of fuel and pump fewer carbon emissions into the atmosphere.
Isn't this a great idea? SUV-owners are bitching and whining about how they shouldn't be punished just because they "need" a larger car. PLEASE! Drive a minivan! Get a station wagon! I know it may not be as attractive as the tank you're maneuvering on the 405 but those five kids you're toting around won't have a planet to live on if you continue to damage the earth so recklessly. Californians are not off-roading, we're not driving on giant boulders or trying to cross rivers on our way to work, so no one NEEDS a monster truck. I can see how a construction company might need to provide pickups that can tow (and they can pay the surcharge) but regular people do not need such huge vehicles. I've been in plenty of SUVs and most of them aren't even that much roomier! These are the type of people who are against the law:
In Sacramento, Renee Cochran, a Ford Mustang-owning state worker, said she was not eager "to give my money to someone else if I want to buy a big car to go camping or to drag a boat."
Renee is really dragging a BOAT with her Mustang? I don't friggin' think so. What a lying, stupid hussy.
Plus, I think it's an incentive to car companies to start producing larger vehicles that have reasonable gas mileage and lower CO2 emissions. The technology is available; car manufacturers are just in cahoots with Big Oil to keep Americans hooked on gas.
I really hope this law passes.
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