If he knew anything about economics....(to pay for roads, bridges, hurricaine relief, etc.) will now go to the gas companies who are already making staggering record profits.
Thanks for wandering over from DU and spewing complete NONSENSE. Basic econ lesson for you since you are so totally ignorant of ANY understanding of SIMPLE economic laws. ANY time you REDUCE the cost of your goods, you INCREASE the sales as long as you have approximately the SAME quality good and a constant or raising demand curve. IF the Gas Companies can sell gas with OUT having to serve as the tax collector, they can SELL at a lower price then their competitors and MAKE MORE PROFIT. If I sell 100 gallons of gas at $3.50 and then sell sell 150 gallons at $2.50 where do I make the most profit? When the lower price causes a slack in demand for the competitors they have to reduce price to stay competitive. Do the math and go back to your hole. The reason the gas companies are posting "RECORD PROFITS" is they are selling ALL THEY CAN. It's called Supply and Demand. The prices are a result of TOO MUCH DEMAND and TOO LITTLE SUPPLY. Go look it up in your Internet search engine before you have the arrogance to come back here an lecture ANYONE on Economics.