Consumers assume the position!!
One of the most natural rules of the economy is when the cost of a product goes up the increase is passed to the consumers. No matter how evil refineries are made out to be; automobiles are useless without gas. The rich will not get poorer because of the tax. The poor already pay more of their income for gasoline than the rich do, and increasing the per gallon tax will increase the cost of living for the poor, most people don’t have an option to walk to work. Government studies have already shown that having reliable transportation is better than having a high school diploma in somebodies ability to get good employment.
MN Pawlenty to Back Gas Tax Increase
Ohio Gas tax did little for bridges … Of the estimated $539 million generated annually from the gas tax increase, less than $40 million a year has gone toward inspecting, repairing and replacing …
California use tax has helped the budget … The average pump price of gas in California was $3.09 in April, 38 cents above prices during April 2006. The higher prices generated approximately $316 million in sales tax during that month, an estimated $37 million more than were generated in April 2006. … None the less fear of old bridges is ripe for exploitation … The report’s authors advised the Legislature to boost the state gasoline tax from 18 to 28 cents per gallon …
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