You get something in return from the state/federal, a civilized society where you can safely make a living. Perhaps you could move to a country more of your liking without a structured government taking your money, maybe Somalia?

No, its payment to live in a civilized society, one in which your property is protected and affords you the ability to earn anything of value to be taxed.

Whether Ford can legally commit a car to Cena is important. Ford cannot, by law in most states, sale a car directly to Cena, so why should Ford be able to legally choose who can and cannot purchase a vehicle?

Ford cannot sale a car direct to a customer. I don’t see how any stipulations on the purchase or sale of the vehicle by Ford can be enforceable since the car is sold to the dealer, then to the customer.

Or, every Civic is purchased for the same price the dealer paid for it, no markup, dealer fees, no bullshit.

There might be some, but what other industry prohibits by law a manufacturer selling direct to consumer?

Protect the customer? In my experiences at a dealer, just walking in does not give the me the sense that my financial protection is in anyway their priority.

You are sort of an outlier in that you drive 35k miles per year. The gas tax is a use tax, it does make sense for those that use the roads more to contribute accordingly.

For some sick reason I will also revel in the misery of those that make stupid financial decisions to prop up their ego.

What did you expect? Did you really think they would care for anyone besides the wealthy?

It’s not unreasonable for the end user to help pay for the maintaining of the infrastructure used to deliver consumed product.

Trump actually suggesting something sane? It can’t be. We need to raise gas tax and index it to inflation. The cost to maintain our roads isn’t static, why should the method to pay for it?

Chances are it was made in America.

“You don’t care what other people think of you, you say?” Well obviously they do or they wouldn’t have put on a bumper sticker bragging about some feat. I see bumper stickers as a sign of insecurity.

Another option, much better than crashing, is to put the vehicle in neutral. Aside from panicking, there isn’t any reason a stuck throttle should ever cause an accident.

It can do what trucks are meant for, work, at a fraction of the price and size.

Sure, the cost to maintain roads and infrastructure never change, best to keep gas tax alone for decades.

So you admit you drive a truck as some sort of status symbol, got it. As long as it makes you feel cooler, good for you.

Bingo, I can’t wait for the perception of the SUV to be that of the Minivan.

I doubt you’ll see the demand for campers or boats going up with the demand for full size SUVs. Most aren’t towing with them. It’s a superiority thing, having a larger vehicle has come to mean more than just poor financial sense.