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TOPIC: "Gas Tax Unthinkable No More" (WSJ 12/24/2009)


Diamond

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Gas Tax Unthinkable No More 12/24/2009

A gas or energy tax seems unthinkable, but WSJ's David Wessel says the national deficit and climate change could soon make it a reality.

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It is a harbinger of things to come... Time to brace up and plan on getting highly fuel-efficient cars.

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First obama gave the "better off financially" $4,500.00 to turn in their hummers, and had the nerve to call them clunkers. So now, he figures they won't mind a gas tax. Nothing surprises me anymore.

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He has a "constituency group" of supporters called "environmentalists" who are not too thrilled that nothing substantial came from Copenhagen and cap-n-trade has not passed. He has to placate that crowd.. and find ways to make money to abate the budget situation. So, WSJ is projecting out that there will be gas tax... and yes, that sounds like a reasonable projection. Of course, we can be keyed into that coming and be prepared to talk with our reps... as well start transitioning out our cars if we have the opportunity to do so in the interim, with greater leaning towards best gas mileage cars.

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