In an effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions, Democrat Congressman John Dingell (MI) would like to tack on an additional 50 cent per gallon gas tax.It may be just me, but even at a record $3.35 a gallon I haven't noticed a huge decrease in the number of vehicles on the road locally. Sure people bitch and complain about the price, but they are still out their driving.
As you drive by the local gas station take a closer look at that bottom number on the tote board, the price of diesel fuel. Last I looked it was an incredible $4.25 per gallon! Now do some math...I'm not positive, but figure the tanks on an 18 wheeler hold what, 100 gallons? That's $425 to fill 'er up. If Congressman Dingbat has his way it would be $475!
Gee, I wonder what the negative impact on our economy would be if everything that needed to be trucked (meaning just about everything) suddenly cost more to cover that ridiculous increase? The consequences would be disastrous for a U.S. economy already teetering on the brink of catastrophe.
Clearly these global warming hype-merchants don't have a clue about the negative consequences of their schemes. Keep in mind that you are already ponying up 18.4 cents per gallon in Federal gas taxes and in Pennsylvania it's 34 cents per gallon for gas and 36 cent per gallon for diesel. If anything, the state and Federal governments should be looking for ways to knock off the gas taxes and give business and individuals a break during this fuel price crunch.
2 comments:
One problem with this tax is that people can't immediately reduce their driving. We still have to get to work, take kids to school, etc. To reduce my driving, I would have to either move, or get a job closer to home. That sort of thing doesn't happen overnight.
Also, we still have to pay for people to truck in our food.
This sort of tax won't cut fuel consumption very much. It is just a tax increase.
It's time for priorities. Right now the priority is not emissions but what the price of oil is doing to our economy. If anything, Congress needs to reduce taxes, while reducing governments use of oil.
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