Re: A Case for a Higher Gasoline Tax
jmhayes@speakeasy.net wrote:
Higher gas taxes, however, could be rebated through an income tax credit for the lower brackets.
Are you a big fan of taking with the right and giving back with the left?
No, but the idea is to use price to change behavior. I realize we’ve got a chicken and egg problem, but you’ve got to start somewhere. With a fat gas tax that largely spared the bottom 50%, the economics and politics of transportation would change a lot.
I realize it’s an enormous problem, but you’ve got to start somewhere. Where would you start?
Doug