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Rather than increasing a tax on a necessity in this country, why don't we focus on making it less of a necessity? Public transport, smart urban design, that sort of thing. All increasing the tax does is make the rich b**** more about gas prices, and screw the poor who need their car currently to get to work. Provide more options, and perhaps Ray Poore won't need to drive his '88 Oldsmobile across town, and Edna McOldperson wouldn't have to kill someone trying to get groceries.
Plus, let's be real. This money will only go to fund more unnecessary highway projects meant to line the pockets of campaign donors. It's not going to fix up your city street, or do anything particularly useful. It's gonna provide Jim Bigmoney with 100% more than it costs to turn rural route 12 through Nowheresville into a four lane freeway.
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