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Coal Miner

03-05-2009 01:22 PM

Hybrids gather dust at AutoNation dealerships

From MarketWatch.com, a sister site to the WSJ:

Hybrids gather dust at AutoNation dealerships.

The comments are interesting to read.

centrider

03-05-2009 10:30 PM

Re: Hybrids gather dust at AutoNation dealerships

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coal Miner (Post 198824)

From MarketWatch.com, a sister site to the WSJ:

Hybrids gather dust at AutoNation dealerships.

The comments are interesting to read.

And now even Toyota is looking for a bailout in Japan.

doasc

03-09-2009 10:43 AM

Re: Hybrids gather dust at AutoNation dealerships

Here is the more extended version of the conversation between AutoNation and WSJ.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1236...oo_hs&ru=yahoo

Lots of good points

Quote:

You have 5% of the marketplace is committed to social responsibility
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You tell me the price of gasoline and I will totally tell you what people will buy and what trade-offs they will make
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I think it is fair to say that in Washington a markedly higher gas tax is seen as political suicide
...
If you want to sell a $4 gas tax, we are going to have to have a campaign to say, here's why.

I agree with most points except the last. The large number of non-taxpaying voters will see this as nothing but a tax on the poor. No different than raising taxes on groceries. But it would help AN self off those fuel efficient cars that are collecting dust.

centrider

03-09-2009 02:35 PM

Re: Hybrids gather dust at AutoNation dealerships

Quote:

Originally Posted by doasc (Post 199094)

Here is the more extended version of the conversation between AutoNation and WSJ.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1236...oo_hs&ru=yahoo

Lots of good points

I agree with most points except the last. The large number of non-taxpaying voters will see this as nothing but a tax on the poor. No different than raising taxes on groceries. But it would help AN self off those fuel efficient cars that are collecting dust.

Too bad the against-taxes crowd has been so effective. Right now, if the gas goes to 4.00/g, that money goes to some corp. With a higher tax on gas you get at least 2 outcomes, 1) tamping down consumption, and 2) the money collected can be used to do things for the nation, for example, rebuild roads and bridges. Again, too bad we've become a nation of self centered, self-interested people.

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