1) $4 or $5 per gallon fuel will conserve fuel and lead people to buy less fuel per year and more fuel efficient vehicles. That's been proven three or four times in the last four decades.
2) Add a $1 per gallon tax just to better fund the US military -- with even just the basics: more and better body armor, more ammo, new rifles, more close air support platforms, more C-17 airlift planes (so that our troops don't get hung out on the end of a vulnerable logistical thread), and better veterans' health care, etc. etc.
3) Add another $1 per gallon tax, the revenues to be turned over to States to fix roads and bridges (and no swiping that fuel tax for airports and mass transit rail, etc.)
No, absolutely not.
I second that ‘No, absolutely not.’
You have absolutely no clue whatsoever. Regarding statement number two, the US could have a defense budget of 1/10 what it is now and still be the most powerful military on the planet. There is so much waste and disapearing funds that it’s not even funny.
Why stop there? Let's add another $1 a gallon tax on top of all your taxes to build a "fitting memorial" to Teddy Chappaquiddick.
We can also add ANOTHER $1 a gallon tax so that "underprivileged" children in Uganda can have a shopping spree at Walmart!!
And, if we toss in a couple of more dollars per gallon on top of that, Obama will be able to be tossed out of the WH in '12 and never have to worry about collecting unemployment!!
As long as we're just tossing stuff in, here, let's just raise the price of gas to $25,000 a gallon (along with all of the gratuitous taxes) and that way, when Jed Clampett discovers oil on his property while hunting for food, he can not only afford to move to Beverly Hills, he'll be able to buy California!!!
1) $4 or $5 per gallon fuel will conserve fuel and lead people to buy less fuel per year and more fuel efficient vehicles. That's been proven three or four times in the last four decades.
2) Add a $1 per gallon tax just to better fund the US military -- with even just the basics: more and better body armor, more ammo, new rifles, more close air support platforms, more C-17 airlift planes (so that our troops don't get hung out on the end of a vulnerable logistical thread), and better veterans' health care, etc. etc.
3) Add another $1 per gallon tax, the revenues to be turned over to States to fix roads and bridges (and no swiping that fuel tax for airports and mass transit rail, etc.)
Oh great and why not another $1.00/gal to fund ACORN; another $1.00/gal to give everyone another $4,500 for Cash for Clunkers and another $1-2.00/gal just on GP.
Sheesh!
Apparently you don't need your vehicle (like some of us do) to earn a living
Don't you realize what a ripple affect this would have on just about everything everyone buys or service they use?
Just because Big Auto has been mandated by DEAR LEADER and his EnviroNut minions to build junk POS vehicles nobody wants, they now advocate Fascist European Socialist measures to force us to have to make changes in our lifestyle few want or will accept gracefully or "willingly."
What do you think the original point of the gas taxes was.
(and no swiping that fuel tax for airports and mass transit rail, etc.)
Yeah. well that was already supposed to have been in the original law, not to go into general funds. But there's that nasty, 'stroke of the pen, law of the land" thing again. Nukes, nukes, and drill, baby, drill.
I sure as hell hope you are not a representative or senator because your opinions are right in line with the marxist whitehouse.