Mark Dolliver's Takes: Can't Keep SUV Owners Down

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For those who view SUVs as the embodiment of vehicular evil, high gas prices have a silver lining: At least (they tell themselves) the owners of those gas-guzzlers must be suffering! Alas, it turns out they’re hurting less than owners of ordinary cars. In an ABC News/Washington Post poll, 22 percent of SUV owners said gas prices are causing them serious financial hardship, while 29 percent of car owners said so. SUVs burn more gas, but their owners have significantly more income and are better able to afford it.

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