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**overavantstandard** · 08-06-2011, 06:00 PM

Maybe we can just do away with the billions of dollars worth of tax breaks that the oil companies get, and allow them to raise their prices to compensate in stead. Adding a tax to gas, while lessening the tax burden on the oil companies is a bit like robbing Peter to pay Paul.

__Jason

I'm in favor of removing the (now mostly useless) subsidies, but it won't change the price of gas. If we want people to use less, we should just tax it plain and simple. Use some of the money to subsidize the rural population that needs to drive a lot, and put some into intra-metro public transit.

08-06-2011, 06:00 PM	#14
overavantstandard Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 446 Senior Member	Maybe we can just do away with the billions of dollars worth of tax breaks that the oil companies get, and allow them to raise their prices to compensate in stead. Adding a tax to gas, while lessening the tax burden on the oil companies is a bit like robbing Peter to pay Paul. __Jason I'm in favor of removing the (now mostly useless) subsidies, but it won't change the price of gas. If we want people to use less, we should just tax it plain and simple. Use some of the money to subsidize the rural population that needs to drive a lot, and put some into intra-metro public transit.
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