Thread: gas tax holiday
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Old 05-02-2008, 08:09 AM
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Default Re: gas tax holiday

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Originally Posted by spartybrutus View Post
I think the tax should be removed for the summer, so the oil companies can add another 19 cents to the price. I expect this will happen if demand gets a bump from the tax cut.

Then, in the fall, when the tax gets put back on, the price jumps.

Net effect - more gas gets purchased (and burned) this summer and less tax $ for roads.
Oh, and the possibilities of simple fraud as some stations just don't reduce the price at the pump, but keep the the 19 cents.

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