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05-21-2009, 10:04 AM
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sick of bluefish
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just curious, what else can the money be coming from other than your taxes?
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05-21-2009, 10:06 AM
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Location: Easton, MA
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Originally Posted by RIJIMMY
just curious, what else can the money be coming from other than your taxes?
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Conservatism is not about leaving people behind. Conservatism is about empowering people to catch up, to give them tools at their disposal that make it possible for them to access all the hope, all the promise, all the opportunity that America offers. - Marco Rubio
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05-21-2009, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by RIJIMMY
just curious, what else can the money be coming from other than your taxes?
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If people won't buy a hybrid because of the increased costs, the government would not be getting the taxes anyway. They would only be able to collect the lesser taxes paid on a cheaper car.
Once consumers don't need the added incentive to purchase hybrid (because most do come with sacrifices in performance) and massive prices at the pump are the incentive, then the government can remove the tax rebate.
In both cases - buying a hybrid or buying a cheaper car, the collected taxes to the government are similar.
Last edited by JohnnyD; 05-21-2009 at 11:27 AM..
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05-21-2009, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnnyD
If people won't buy a hybrid because of the increased costs, the government would be getting the taxes anyway. They would only be able to collect the lesser taxes paid on a cheaper car.
Once consumers don't need the added incentive to purchase hybrid (because most do come with sacrifices in performance) and massive prices at the pump are the incentive, then the government can remove the tax rebate.
In both cases - buying a hybrid or buying a cheaper car, the collected taxes to the government are similar.
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Johnny, are you saing that the people who buy hybrids are going to be paying for their own tax rebate? |
Conservatism is not about leaving people behind. Conservatism is about empowering people to catch up, to give them tools at their disposal that make it possible for them to access all the hope, all the promise, all the opportunity that America offers. - Marco Rubio
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05-21-2009, 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by fishbones
Johnny, are you saing that the people who buy hybrids are going to be paying for their own tax rebate?
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Essentially, yes.
People are going to pay more in taxes when they purchase a hybrid due to its increased costs over a non-hybrid, then because of the tax incentive, they'll receive a little bit more money back come Tax Day.
This is going with our previous assumption that the consumer would not buy a hybrid because of the increased Price Tag.
**I edited my post that you quoted. It should have said "The government would *not* be getting the taxes anyway." |
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