@threetails @dragonarchitect precisely!
Also #fuel in the #USA is way too #cheap compared to the #EU & #Japan, where the same price in €¢ & ¥ is being paid per liter (!!) as in $¢ per gallon (!!!) in the USA.
I mean, if filling up a #SuperUselessVehicle is still not in the triple digits then there's no need to demand #FuelEfficiency.
Furthermore, #VehicleTax in the USA isn't based on #Displacement multiplied by #Emissions as in #Germany.
Vehicle Tax for my small 1.4 Ford Fiesta, is now £200/year. I understand the government wants people to use more environmentally friendly cars but when the whole reason you haven't bought a newer car is because you can't afford one, it really hurts.
The government too often forgets that tax rises don't affect those with higher income because they can already afford to offset that cost by buying a newer vehicle. Those on lower incomes however get priced out.
To put it into perspective, my friend who has a 2L BMW pays less vehicle tax than I do!
VaarthaRavi
Kevin Karhan 
TwoWheelDev 
