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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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To: Steve Lokness who wrote (61166)4/23/2008 7:23:52 PM
From: Bearcatbob  Read Replies (1) of 542141
 
"So if you could drill in your favorite place, you would accept higher taxes on oil? I might be able to favor that - would you? You would voluntarily accept a tax increase?"

First, drilling in my favorite place has nothing to do with me accepting a tax increase - I can afford it and it will not change my life a lick. Second, if we increase gasoline taxes we will have to do something else as such a tax is hugely regressive. You do care about the least of us - right?

Frankly, I believe tax increases on gasoline are part of any balanced plan that works. The concept of taxation is simple - if you want less of something you tax it - if you want more of something you tax it less.

Once again - a tax is a burden on the horse called our economy. What do we do for the economy to compensate for that impact?
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