Originally Posted by I-Like-To-Bike
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.
That's why I want a gas guzzler tax instead of higher gas taxes, at least at first. Vans and station wagons, even pickups, are not necessarily inefficient, as you point out.