Tagged with Gas Taxes 
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The new auto fuel-efficiency standards — going beyond the headlines 0
Posted 6 months agoThe new federal fuel-economy standards proposed by the Obama administration can be one small step along the path to meaningful reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions. But it’s also true that the new standards are greatly inferior to other possible approaches.
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Myth: Unlike cap-and-trade, a carbon tax is simple, immune to manipulation, & politically palatable 44
Posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago
A strange-bedfellows political coalition, everyone from the CEO of Exxon to climate scientist James Hansen, supports a carbon tax as an alternative to cap-and-trade. Tax proponents allege that cap-and-trade is too complicated; too friendly to financial industry tricks and manipulations; too open to loopholes, cheating, and special pleading; too weak to work.
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Tax a mile in another man's shoes
Oregon’s successful mileage tax experiment worked smoothly—and helped curb congestion 3
Posted 7 months, 3 weeks agoA system of per-mile road usage fees can replace our dysfunctional gasoline tax as a way of funding transportation infrastructure.
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A tale of two taxes
Let’s call a gas tax the ‘All-American Energy-Independence Assessment’ 0
Posted 8 months, 1 week agoThe time will come -- we all hope very soon -- when the economy turns around, employment rises, and a sustained period of economic growth ensues. When that happens, serious consideration should be given to increases in the federal tax on gasoline.
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It had a good run
Whatever its virtues, the gas tax is nearing the end of its life 0
Posted 8 months, 1 week ago -
A mileage tax may be the best idea that everyone loves to hate 0
Posted 8 months, 2 weeks ago -
A price signal in the vehicle market is best applied to the vehicle 14
Posted 9 months, 1 week ago
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