Would anybody be willing to take on the US Government about the high gas taxes we pay?
493482
I dont think I could take them on but I sure would like to put in my 2 cents!!!!!!
389988
To answer your question, nothing.\n\nIf you want more money in your pocket, contact your Senators and Representative and tell them you want:\n\n1.  The federal gasoline tax tax repealed.\n2.  The Fair Tax enacted. http://fairtaxgroups.com/\n3.  The state gasoline tax repealed (state reps, obviously).\n\nFor tyreek_thefreak: Global warming is NOT caused by driving a car.  Global warming has been going on for over 20,000 years.  Ever hear of the Ice Age?  Much of the U.S. was covered in 100 feet of ice.  Thank God for global warming.
407383
Economists believe motorists will alter the way they drive once the average gas price moves to between $3.50 and $4.00 per gallon.\n\nThere won't be a mass revolt.  But people will continue to get upset.  Our elected officials will call for investigations.  And our leaders will be forced to seriously look at alternative fuels.\n\nIf our elected officials tamper with the price of oil and, the move to alternative fuels will slowed.  \n\nIf we truly want to embrace alternative fuels, then the market must lead us there.
442887
GOODS and service tax\ntaxes are not unnecessary!\nif you don't like the price of gas stop driving everywhere, use the bus, bike,&/or walk\nI hope the price goes up even higher so people will stop wasting this resource!
286518
No we would be completely screwed, Taxes that are to high and to many government programs, But somebody has to pay for well fare, Ha
870256
this only applies if you are talking about the usa:  your premise is wrong. we pay "road tax" through the fuel tax (which you mentioned). therefore, the more fuel you use, the more you pay in tax. I don't see how population control will be achieved through taxes. did you mean polution? and an increase in fuel tax is a regressive tax. it hurts the poor much more than it does the rich. a poor family will spend a higher percentage of their income on taxes (any tax) than the rich.
1120593
They are but prices for gas right now are through the roof. Try at least $3.50 for a gallon of gas. Everything is more expensive. There are a lot of locals who don't like tourist/ military here.
448524
I don't know if you can convince someone... it takes longer (and more money) to do something the right way... more money equals higher taxes... it seems like most people don't care about the "right way" to do things.. only the cheap way...\n\nI just hope the earth is more resilient than we think...
309909
If we do, it will be chump change aimed at getting us off his back. \n\nFact remains - Bush has ties to the Oil Industry. He isnt going to bite the hand that has fed him. He will talk a big game, but in the end, there will be no change.\n\nAlthough I am upset with the prices, I also must add that we do live in a capitalist society. The companies can charge whatever they want to charge us for gas, and the govt shouldnt be allowed to tell them to charge otherwise. This infringes on the rights of the companies under the free law of capitalism. IT IS OUR FIGHT TO FIGHT! We dont need to by gas from them if they are going to charge ridiculous prices. I understand that not everybody can take Pub Trans, but we can do our part to conserve gas and boycott companies. As a group (consumers) we need to organize and protest/boycott the companies that are raping our wallets. We cant expect the Govt to do a damn thing about it - they are in on it! Dont think for a moment that your (cuz he aint mine! I didnt vote for him!) President isnt getting rich from the price of oil right now too.....
380150
As much as we ALLOW it to be. That's right, the price IS controlled by the citizens of this country and the amount of abuse they tolerate before standing up and fighting for what is right. Is it right that we as tax paying citizens must work as hard as we do just to buy more fuel to take us to work so that we can pay more taxes and buy more fuel? Enough is enough. The oil companies made BILLIONS in profits last year. How much did you make?
241081
I believe that "dirty fuels" should incur an added tax.  Primarily coal and oil should have a environmental hazard tax.
441162
Go green... buy a hybrid to reduce your consumption of gasoline... and oh by the way, you'll reduce the polluting emmissions that you contribute to the air.\n\nCarpool.\n\nRide a bike or walk to places that are relatively close.\n\nRequest for your utility needs to be serviced by "green" power options... wind or hydroelectric.\n\nVote! Use the power of your voice as a citizen of this country to demand that our Congress pay more attention to OUR desires and less to the lobbies that line their pockets and reinforce outmoded beauracracies that drive up the cost of EVERYTHING we pay for, especially our taxes (look into the concept of a flat income tax, or a national sales tax instead of an income tax... you'll be surprised how effective those options would be, and how much money our gov't would save by implementing them!)\n\nEncourage others to follow your example by going green, carpooling, riding or walking, etc...\n\n...As a nation, the only way we will truly reduce the skyrocketing prices of gasoline will be to reduce our dependence on foreign oil, and eventually, to reduce our country's dependence on oil completely.
438516
It is ridiculous,  and I am scared about it.  The gas prices drive up the prices of all other products because, the products have to be driven to the stores in trucks run with gasoline.  So, not only do we end up paying more for gas, but for everything else as well.\nNow, I suppose for the upper and probably mid-level middle class this isn't that huge of a deal, but if you are mostly paycheck to paycheck, like my family, this can really hurt.\nOf course the rich get richer....that's just the way it goes.\nAnd what bugs me is that there isn't even a good reason for this gas spike...it is just speculation in the market driving up the price....\nWhere is our president when we need him?  He is NOT here for the majority of citizens in this country.  He has an agenda that goes against helping his own country, and that is pathetic.
474057
Damn right. I recieve emails all the time regarding how the Americans actually beleive what comes out fo their TV sets. Finally they are experiencing the cost of car fuel the rest of the world has experinced for years! It's amazing how such a large country, who really genuinely believes it is the 'keeper' of the world, can have such a weakened economy, despite make fuel cheaper for years.\nWhen Bush finally agrees to discuss this issue, it will be too late. Do you wanna be an American Idiot? - Even your own pop stars write lyrics about how stupid you are.\nI realise that the power of these issues is a little out of about 50% of the populations' hands, however, 50% of you (roughly) did vote for Bush, and therefore the BLOOD is on your hands!!
576765
The gas prices can be helped if the pricks at exxon and all the other fuel manufacture's would lower the price.  They only reported a 50% increase in profit last year.  Yea I say they could do something about it!!!1
403459
They added a wheel tax back in my State, so there really isn't a tax break. I live in Indiana, and we have a Republican Governor now Mitch Daniels (crook), and Bush plant to the State. He got in on the President ticket. He just sold the 80/90 toll road to a Australian/Spanish Company that we already have paid for. So he too, is selling America. The road runs across the top of the State to the Chicago Sky-Way. Truckers are really hit.
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You mean like a communist country would? No I live in America.\n-one less thing for the gov to mess up\n-the gov IS in charge of creating energy policy and to date \nthey have not...since GH Bush..and his plan sucked (oil based)\n-replace greedy oil execs with greedy politicians?\nWe have high gas prices because we buy gas guzzling SUV's and live 30 miles from work. IT IS OUR FAULT!!