If they want to help the environment, why doesn't the government tax new cars very highly instead of gas.....

Question

guzzlers?

It is less harmful fot the environment it you drive your 4 litre 4x4 into the ground than if you sell it and buy a brand new prius

Answer 1

Exactly!  I saw a little new Euro-Pox-Box from a leasing company with the sticker on it "A NEW CAR EVERY TWO YEARS!" and had to think "WHY?" to myself?  It is very polluting, to make a new car.  My Alfa is from '89, my Mercedes too.  They run very clean exhausts, as they are well serviced, and have years of life left in them.

Answer 2

Governments are not going to do anything that might hurt big business, because they own the government.

Answer 3

I couldn't agree with you more

Answer 4

Forget about the environment, Gordon just wants as much of your money as he can get.

Answer 5

Until they stop mass industry,and ban aircraft,shipping etc.,what is the point of penalising the ordinary person!?

Answer 6

True... and why *windfall tax* the energy companies and use the money for insulating??? (yeh right)

Can't they just make them give  rebates???