Rep. Jim Oberstar (D-MN), chairman of the House Transportation Committee, plans to propose an increase in the federal gas tax from 18.4 cents per gallon to 23.4 cents. Rep. John Dingell (D-MI), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, will see Oberstar’s five-cent increase and raise him by 49 cents for a 72 cents-per-gallon tax ... 50 cents of which would be in direct federal taxes, with a separate carbon-emissions tax adding an additional 22 cents.
Well, that should certainly help with prices at the pump.
Jeez!
Is anybody out there paying attention to this stuff?
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