Charles Krauthhammer: The Case for a Revenue-Neutral Gas Tax (. . . and a Social Security-tax cut)

National Review ^ | 01/09/2015 | Charles Krauthhammer

[offwhite]

"They have become little more than government tax collectors. The excise taxes and gas taxes swamp their profit margins by almost an order of magnitude."

Illinois not only has an excise tax (greater than the fed's), but also applies a state sales tax. Chicago then tacks on more.

At a pump price of $2 per gallon, total taxes eat up 30-40% of the price. And the politicians are talking about a tax hike?

[rrrod]

can we say “eat shi’ite and die libtard scum” or is that over the top?

[tenger]

Actually my post wasn’t directed at you even though you were in the To: column. It was a general post about the amount of taxes we are inundated with. IOW, we don’t need more taxes. It’s a spending problem that unfortunately they will never try to fix.

[gogeo]

...because screwing with the market always works, and has no negative consequences...right?

[Teacher317]

A nice thought, but anything that gives them more interest in gaining control over prices is a very very very bad thing.

[jersey117]

Libs just love taxes.

[Fightin Whitey]

Once an idiot Mondale Democrat....