In a previous post, I advocated increasing taxes on gasoline to wean our country off oil and start spurring up interest in public transportation or alternative sources of energy. At the time, Hillary Clinton and John McCain were pushing for their own (failed) gas tax holiday plan. Most economists and policy wonks (as well as [...]
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Learn to Love High Gas Prices
June 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: economics · gas · policy
$8 a Gallon Gas
May 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments
Eight dollars. That’s about the average price of a gallon of gas in Europe. More than double our current prices. I’ve heard this before and now it feels pertinent to talk about when comparing to our current situation. But it seems like Europeans, for the most part, are fine with what they pay (unlike most [...]
The Gas Tax Repeal
May 1st, 2008 · No Comments
The federal excise tax on gasoline has been the cause for major buzz in all the presidential campaigns recently. John McCain and Hillary Clinton are proposing a temporary lift on the tax (an 18.4 cent one, mind you) for the summer so that a partial burden is lifted off the American people’s shoulders. Seriously? Barack [...]
Me, Myself & Gas Prices
April 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Hulu is great. I just watched Me, Myself & Irene on it for free with only 12-second commercials (about 5) interspersed throughout the movie. One thing though that caught my attention in the movie was a particular scene. See if you can see what I can see…
Yup. A gallon of unleaded gas was $1.13 in [...]
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