Originally Posted by BonzoAPD
The SUV comment may be correct, but I highly disagree with the people who drive more making more money. In many cases the people who drive the most are the people who cannot afford to live close to their job because they do not make enough money and they have to live an hour or two away. Then there are the delivery people (food, as well as newspapers) who make very little money and pay for their own gas in most situations. So these are the hard working people that would be hurt.
The US car manufacturer's would take a huge hit as well since their biggest sellers are SUV's. So if these companies loose more money, they will decrease production and end up firing blue collar workers. These are the same people that the Democrats say they represent. If that was really the case they would see how such a tax would end up hurting these people the most.
domestic car makers already loose money from poor sales. and loosing SUVs in favor for more gas friendly cars wouldnt be such a bad thing. might mean car makers will just have to improve technology to use other fuel sources and start making those vechicals, which then could mean jobs for those who lost their jobs making SUVs.