Carpediem44DB
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- Aug 18, 2015
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- Boat Info
- 2000 Carver 506
2006 44 DB Sedan Bridge
- Engines
- Volvo TAMD 74 P
Here in Californication our venerable leaders are debating how to bring relief to the citizens that are paying between 5 and 7 dollars per gallon of fuel.
Our idiot governor wants to send every registered vehicle owner $400 per vehicle limit of two vehicles. Then offer free passes on all public transportation for three months. This would even apply to people that drive EVs and would have some kind of income limitation but that is not clear yet. I did a quick calculation on my fuel use and at the current levels I will spend $2500 more this year over last on fuel for our two cars. I did not figure on the boat as that is way too variable due to its use. He does not want to suspend the 51-cent gas tax though which would be the simplest and fairest way to bring at least some relief.
This is the same government that got ripped off by the EDD department that sent up to 100 billion dollars out to ineligible applicants.
What do you guys think is a reasonable relief plan that the state should consider. I personally don't think the state should do anything.
Let the market work. If people stopped buying the fuel the price would naturally fall. I still see people driving their Ford Raptors and Dodge Hell Cats 85 mph down the freeway.
I have not done the math but I have seen articles talking about how the actual cost of fuel over the years has lagged in terms of inflation compared to the cost of most other commodities so perhaps people seem concerned about the fuel costs but they are still just going to consume it just the same.
Our idiot governor wants to send every registered vehicle owner $400 per vehicle limit of two vehicles. Then offer free passes on all public transportation for three months. This would even apply to people that drive EVs and would have some kind of income limitation but that is not clear yet. I did a quick calculation on my fuel use and at the current levels I will spend $2500 more this year over last on fuel for our two cars. I did not figure on the boat as that is way too variable due to its use. He does not want to suspend the 51-cent gas tax though which would be the simplest and fairest way to bring at least some relief.
This is the same government that got ripped off by the EDD department that sent up to 100 billion dollars out to ineligible applicants.
What do you guys think is a reasonable relief plan that the state should consider. I personally don't think the state should do anything.
Let the market work. If people stopped buying the fuel the price would naturally fall. I still see people driving their Ford Raptors and Dodge Hell Cats 85 mph down the freeway.
I have not done the math but I have seen articles talking about how the actual cost of fuel over the years has lagged in terms of inflation compared to the cost of most other commodities so perhaps people seem concerned about the fuel costs but they are still just going to consume it just the same.