lokey
My argument would be that the car and Hummer driver are already paying. In NC, the Hummer driver will pay about $40 a year for vehicle registration, another $300+ in vehicle property taxes, and over $350 in gas taxes (buttuming at least 12,000 miles traveled). So he is already paying close to $700 a year because he has a Hummer to use the roads, not including parking fees, tolls, etc. The bike rider is paying an additional $0 because he has a bike and rides the roads.
Well last time I checked, we don't have a national health care system. I personally have not generated any health care expenses for the last two years, although I have paid a heck of a lot to maintain my unused health insurance.
But since bike riders are so healthy, and will live so long, we need to charge them an extra $2000 per year to cover the additional Social Security benefits they will get.
And vehicle drivers should get a $1000 rebate for helping to reduce the life expectancy of everyone, thereby helping to save Social Security. We could index this based on the amount of pollution generated. The older and stinker the car, and the more gas used, the larger the rebate.
Only because you want something for nothing.
Ed
