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Don't celebrate this holiday
We need to be freed from gas, not the gas tax |
Ryan Avent |
17 Apr 2008 |
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| John McCain's proposal to institute a gas tax 'holiday' during the summer driving season is as clear an example of a pander as one is likely to see during election season, but its inclusion in a major economic policy speech suggests that this is no easily ignorable one-off. As Joseph Romm notes, any hope progressives might have had that the maverick, straight-talking conservative could bring some principle to the table on climate and energy issues has now gone out the win ... |
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| Topics: energy, gas prices, John McCain, oil, placemaking, politics, public transportation, regulation (all these topics) |
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