Originally Posted by misteralz
That's, well, pish, isn't it? Why do you find that situation inequitable? Sure, someone in a Civic will pay the same rate of tax as someone in a Hummer, but that Hummer driver is going to be paying MORE TAX, aren't they?
I suppose it is considered equitable giving gas tax relief to single people driving a sports car or fuel efficient luxury sport sedan to Aspen or the Big Sur over those "wasteful" family breadwinners who drive a car or van big enough to carry their family around town. That's of course assuming that those who would propose collecting a variable gas tax at the pump consider reality at all.