To: <cayadopi AT yahoo.com>, <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Fear & Loathing , new Peter Schiff interview, immeninent dem
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 11:32:00 -0800
Ah, Leslie, farmers don't pay tax on diesel for tractors. Increasing taxes
won't hurt them in the least.
And that would be my point about the trucking industry which is a major
waste of fuel. If you look around the countryside you'll see old
off-loading platforms all over the place on the rail lines. They are all
now defunct because of the gas hungry trucking industry. The day of the
trucker is fast approaching a realistic demise. Trucks should be used for
short haul only!
Lynda
----- Original Message -----
From: "Leslie" <cayadopi AT yahoo.com>
Near a city? Not a chance - I'm in the camp that they are going to be much
more dangerous places.
I already drive a 100mpg scooter.... I haven't found a vehicle that gets
more than that. I think I'm already doing my part, much more so than the
city folks. And I'm an expert horseman, push come to shove.
Government subsidy? Not a chance.... I think most of government should be
lined up and sh*t....
The point was that increasing taxes on fuel will hurt rural people. Not only
in their personal transportationg needs. Most farmers still use tractors to
farm food for the city folks. And transportation of food to the city folks
still requires fuel, much of it by truck from farms to rail. Farmers also
need to have supplies to grow food delivered to them by trucks.
(Fertilizers, seeds, etc.)
Forget the homesteading aspects of farming for this conversation.... as city
folks aren't producing food in their highrise condos... and require food
from food producers (a/k/a farmers).
Maybe what the government should do is ONLY raise fuel tax on folks who are
either living in a city, or not producing food.......so that the farmers can
still get the city folks food at a reasonable price.
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