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Real Men Tax Gas

According to the energy economist Phil Verleger, a $1 tax on gasoline and diesel fuel would raise about $140 billion a year. If I had that money, I’d devote 45 cents of each dollar to pay down the deficit and satisfy the debt hawks, 45 cents to pay for new health care and 10 cents to cushion the burden of such a tax on the poor and on those who need to drive long distances.
via nytimes.com

We’ve been trying with mixed success to be a one-car family. Even with the sad realization of how much I need to drive every day, this is great thought.

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