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I think the whole car weight/road damage argument is a red herring. Let's compare apples to apples. A Honda Civic Si (gasoline powered) does weigh slightly more than a Civic Hybrid - 82.4 lbs more fully fueled. Not enough difference to make an impact on the roads. Of course, we could require the non-hybrid drivers to carry skinnier passengers so they'd come out even! (You can get all the specs on Honda.com.)

Secondly - have you ever experienced an existing tax being completely lifted? So that means this new system would come alongside the old system. And THAT means that the heavy, gas guzzlers would pay more anyway.

The new system would fairly tax us for using the roads and incentivize people toward smaller, fuel efficient cars. Works for me!

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