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More gasoline taxes.(Between The Lines)
ITEM: "After paying $2 for a gallon of gas, what's another 2 cents?" asked the Marion (Ohio) Star on June 29. "The state gasoline tax increases by 2 cents a gallon Thursday, part of a three-year plan to pump millions of dollars into road construction projects."
ITEM: "How about a penny or two gas-tax increase for education" suggested the (Madison, Wisconsin) Capital Times on July 5. Some politicians say they will oppose any tax increase in an election year acknowledges the paper, but paying "a penny or two for school busing may be easy to accept." The editorialist argued that there was political cover: "Higher gasoline taxes do drive up the cost of gasoline. But there are lots of people to blame for higher gasoline prices. Big oil companies, Middle East oil-producing countries, clean air additives and ear manufacturing rules may upset assorted groups of people."
BETWEEN THE LINES: Tax proponents like to speak softly about pennies when they're discussing how little will be collected, and revel enthusiastically about the millions and billions of dollars that will be doled out for pet projects. You see, those pennies do add up. A full 21 percent of the price of gasoline already goes for taxes. Wisconsin, even before this latest push, is among the top five states in gasoline taxes.
Similarly, advocates for higher taxes point elsewhere to disguise why prices rise. Some bemoan supposedly huge profits. Yet, as Business Week and Oil Daily have ...
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...obliged, by advocating a reduction in gasoline taxes to offset the current spike in prices...over the cash. In this case, cutting gasoline taxes would do little if anything to reduce...on the U.S. government to reduce gasoline taxes whenever the price of crude oil rises...
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- Magazine article from: National Petroleum News Victoria, Frank M. June 1, 1990 700+ words
...bad penny, the idea of raising gasoline taxes to cut the deficit keeps turning...that most Americans oppose higher gasoline taxes. Nor does it matter that federal and most state gasoline taxes are supposed to be earmarked for...
- Gasoline taxes have gone amuk. (column)
- Newspaper article from: The Oil Daily Fanshier, Keith October 9, 1985 700+ words
...25 to 26 cents of gasoline taxes to be turned over...by some 2,500 percent. That's right...billion a year in gasoline taxes. This figure excludes...from the 2,500 percent jump in total gasoline taxes, if you want another...
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- Newspaper article from: The Oil Daily Murphy, Marvin March 27, 1986 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: The Oil Daily Lamm, Lester P. July 15, 1987 700+ words
Should Higher Gasoline Taxes Be Used to Cut the...miles, up nearly 13 percent since 1983. Urban...10,000 a year, 78 percent commute to jobs by...such. More than 85 percent of America's 110...issue aside, raising gasoline taxes for deficit reduction...
- States increase gasoline taxes.
- Magazine article from: National Petroleum News March 1, 1989 700+ words
States Increase Gasoline Taxes State gasoline taxes increased in Iowa, Mississippi, Oregon and South Carolina...Mississippi 18 and 16 in Oregon and South Carolina. Federal gasoline taxes in every state are an additional 9 a gal. and 15 for...
- Germany, Japan increase gasoline taxes.
- Newspaper article from: The Oil Daily March 21, 1991 700+ words
...at 65 and the U.K. at 64 percent ($2.16). It should be...added tax of at least 14 percent on all of their gasoline taxes. At the low end of the gas...are the United States at 25 percent ($0.30), in a class by...
- Canada may brave political storm and raise gasoline taxes again; oil price...
- Newspaper article from: The Oil Daily Blinch, Russell February 26, 1986 700+ words
...consider increasing gasoline taxes yet again to make up...currently paying about 30 percent more than Americans...punitive level of gasoline taxes." The organization...will impose higher gasoline taxes in this week's budget...