Say What?

For years now the educated elite have been trying to force you into a tiny little box of a car to save the planet. Hybrids are the result of government Nannies trying further to control your life.
 
The purpose of electric cars is to save gas and therefore create less pollution, right? Only electric cars can save the flies and mosquitoes. You will spend thousands of dollars for a limited driving range with no air conditioning. And, if you need to carry more than one person, you’ll need to make several trips. But, and if you have a big butt you won’t fit into one of boxes, you will have a smile on your face when an eighteen wheeler runs you over. Keep thinking, you saved the planet from all that pollution.

Wait! How is electricity produced? By burning coal, oil, gas and even nuclear fuel. Aren’t power plants evil producers of pollutants? If there are more electric cars, at exorbitant prices, then there has to be more demand for electricity. And, what is the result of more electricity. I’ll give you the answer - more electric production.

I could go on forever about electric cars, which is a lot longer than that technology will be around. I didn’t even mention battery disposal.

The State of Washington has realized that because of high gas prices which include state taxes, drivers are buying only essential gas. Vacations, pleasure driving, and so forth are gone by the way side. Less gasoline sales mean less taxes. Therefore, there has to be a way to generate that lost revenue. The Nannies won’t be outdone.

They have promoted electric cars. There have been tax incentives, appeals to save the flies and mosquitoes and "education" about how Europeans drive smaller cars. But now the coffers are empty, they feel compelled to tax electric cars. After all, they already use less gas so they pay less tax. And, since gasoline taxes are most often used for road construction and maintenance, hybrid drivers are not paying their share for using the roads.
 
Surely those less educated drivers will feel the need to pay the tax cheerfully.

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