• silence7OPM
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    7 months ago

    The highest gas tax in the US is California, at $0.51/gallon. That’s not high at all.

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      7 months ago

      I found 78¢ in CA. CA is a top three fuel consumer, so a carbon tax there would impact lots of folks. once someone does it, others may follow

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        7 months ago

        That’s what happens when you add in sales taxes, which are applied to everything. It’s not going to happen so long as it looks like a backdoor way to increase the tax over time.

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          7 months ago

          so many reasons why it won’t happen:

          • backdoor to increase rates
          • hurts automotive industry
          • hurts ff industry
          • hurts poor people
          • hurts agriculture
          • hurts manufacturing
          • hurts retail
          • hurts small businesses
          • hurts big businesses
          • etc

          ultimately, one cannot make an omelette without cracking eggs

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            7 months ago

            You need to get it past the WSPA first, and they know what it is.