Comments on: How about a hot air tax? http://greencouple.com/2008/05/09/how-about-a-hot-air-tax/ Learning to live green and live together Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:55:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jessica http://greencouple.com/2008/05/09/how-about-a-hot-air-tax/#comment-482 Jessica Fri, 09 May 2008 19:21:10 +0000 http://greencouple.com/?p=186#comment-482 I like the Zipcar idea. I saw posters for it while I was at Ft. Meade this summer, and I thought "What an awesome idea! I wish we had something like that in Denver." I once read of a concept car that folded together in rows like shopping carts do, and you would use them like Zipcars (drop one off at a location, say the grocery store, and then pick up the first one in line when you get out of the store), imagine how much space we could reclaim that was once used for parking lots? Have you seen this gem yet? CONFIDENTIAL/URGENT POLITICAL PROPOSAL Dear Sir First we must solicit your confidence in this issue. This is by virtue as being utterly confidential and "top secret". We are SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON, the wife of the former United States head of state, PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON, and also SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN, friend and associate of current head of state PRESIDENT GEORGE W BUSH. We got your contact through business inquiries as we were searching for contacts of a citizen who can help save our and our family's political careers since our country has been frustrating us. We are top officials of the United States Senate Government who are interested in importation of oil into our country with funds that are presently trapped in the FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND dedicated to improving transportation. We wish to send this money to overseas accounts in the MIDDLE EAST but cannot due to restrictions in Congress Transportation Equity Act requiring that this money must be spent to build roads, bridges and high speed trains. If you accept we will deliver to your a sum of 30 DOLLARS in the summer 2008 in form of a "GAS TAX HOLIDAY". You will then deliver this money to accounts of our friends in Middle East by taking it to your nearby gasoline station where they have information to forward the money. Please supply your bank account, social security number, address and your vote in DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES AND NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION. But bear in mind that this transaction requires absolute confidentiality. Do not visit WWW.GASTAXSCAM.COM where there is information about dangers of our proposal and a petition to stop us from this diversion of funds. PLEASE NOTIFY US URGENTLY OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROPOSAL Awaiting your rapid response Yours truly SENATORS HILLARY CLINTON AND JOHN MCCAIN Hilarious! I like the Zipcar idea. I saw posters for it while I was at Ft. Meade this summer, and I thought “What an awesome idea! I wish we had something like that in Denver.” I once read of a concept car that folded together in rows like shopping carts do, and you would use them like Zipcars (drop one off at a location, say the grocery store, and then pick up the first one in line when you get out of the store), imagine how much space we could reclaim that was once used for parking lots?
Have you seen this gem yet?

CONFIDENTIAL/URGENT POLITICAL PROPOSAL
Dear Sir
First we must solicit your confidence in this issue. This is by virtue as being utterly confidential and “top secret”.
We are SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON, the wife of the former United States head of state, PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON, and also SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN, friend and associate of current head of state PRESIDENT GEORGE W BUSH. We got your contact through business inquiries as we were searching for contacts of a citizen who can help save our and our family’s political careers since our country has been frustrating us.
We are top officials of the United States Senate Government who are interested in importation of oil into our country with funds that are presently trapped in the FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND dedicated to improving transportation. We wish to send this money to overseas accounts in the MIDDLE EAST but cannot due to restrictions in Congress Transportation Equity Act requiring that this money must be spent to build roads, bridges and high speed trains.
If you accept we will deliver to your a sum of 30 DOLLARS in the summer 2008 in form of a “GAS TAX HOLIDAY”. You will then deliver this money to accounts of our friends in Middle East by taking it to your nearby gasoline station where they have information to forward the money. Please supply your bank account, social security number, address and your vote in DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES AND NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION.
But bear in mind that this transaction requires absolute confidentiality. Do not visit http://WWW.GASTAXSCAM.COM where there is information about dangers of our proposal and a petition to stop us from this diversion of funds.
PLEASE NOTIFY US URGENTLY OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROPOSAL
Awaiting your rapid response
Yours truly
SENATORS HILLARY CLINTON AND JOHN MCCAIN

Hilarious!

]]> By: Andy http://greencouple.com/2008/05/09/how-about-a-hot-air-tax/#comment-477 Andy Fri, 09 May 2008 05:14:55 +0000 http://greencouple.com/?p=186#comment-477 I just applied for a carsharing job in my area. While you don't pay directly for gas, insurance, repairs or maintenance, it is all part of the fees. For this system it costs $200 a year plus $5 an hour and 20 cents a mile. A little math: for 100 hours (100*5=$500) a year ($200) of driving 20mph average (20*100*.2=$400) would cost about 55 cents a mile ($1100 for 2,000 miles). Not too shabby, especially if you don't own a car and can use a combo of walking, biking, busing, carsharing, and carpooling. I just applied for a carsharing job in my area. While you don’t pay directly for gas, insurance, repairs or maintenance, it is all part of the fees. For this system it costs $200 a year plus $5 an hour and 20 cents a mile. A little math: for 100 hours (100*5=$500) a year ($200) of driving 20mph average (20*100*.2=$400) would cost about 55 cents a mile ($1100 for 2,000 miles). Not too shabby, especially if you don’t own a car and can use a combo of walking, biking, busing, carsharing, and carpooling.

]]> By: Linnea http://greencouple.com/2008/05/09/how-about-a-hot-air-tax/#comment-475 Linnea Fri, 09 May 2008 03:24:37 +0000 http://greencouple.com/?p=186#comment-475 Zipcar (the "local" carshare) pays the cost of gas for you. While that might encourage driving to some degree, it encourages driving of a singular, shared vehicle. And I think basic insurance is included in the membership. Could be wrong, tho, I don't really pay attention to contracts. Zipcar (the “local” carshare) pays the cost of gas for you. While that might encourage driving to some degree, it encourages driving of a singular, shared vehicle. And I think basic insurance is included in the membership. Could be wrong, tho, I don’t really pay attention to contracts.

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