# Stupid Republican idea of the day

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [March 26, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897 "2009-03-26T18:48:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![lance\_strongarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/87869e/32.png) [@lance\_strongarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lance_strongarm)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/8488 "2013-02-04T18:32:43Z")

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> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> It’s not quite as stupid as it sounds; he’s proposing a $100 flat tax on vehicles that don’t use gasoline at all, not Priuses:  
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> However, in conjunction with the elimination of the gasoline tax, it’s utterly retarded.

Could we lay off the term “retarded,” especially since there’s another bill to think about:

[http://wamu.org/news/morning\_edition/13/01/28/bill\_would\_compensate\_virginias\_forced\_sterilization\_victims](http://wamu.org/news/morning_edition/13/01/28/bill_would_compensate_virginias_forced_sterilization_victims)]([http://www.governor.virginia.gov/news/viewRelease.cfm?id=1588](http://www.governor.virginia.gov/news/viewRelease.cfm?id=1588))

Thanks.

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