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  • Why a Gas Tax Is Good for You (Jimmy Carter Treasury Employee says adopt a gas $2-$3 per gal...)

    05/03/2006 4:36:22 PM PDT · by fight_truth_decay · 11 replies · 564+ views
    USNEWS ^ | 5/8/06 | By Marianne Lavelle
    Twenty months ago, when plenty of folks were reeling at $48-per-barrel oil, energy economist Philip Verleger predicted that the price was headed for $60. A prolific author, Verleger served in the Treasury Department under President Carter. He now runs a consulting business out of Aspen, Colo., and is a visiting fellow with the Institute for International Economics. Verleger explains why more pain could be ahead at the pump. President Bush is going to stop adding crude oil to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. What impact will that have? Since we don't have any refining capacity now, none. The tanks are full....