Tell us what you think! What do you think of Ray’s gas tax rant? Is Ray on to a genius idea that will point our country towards a sustainable transportation future? Or does he have his headlight firmly implanted in his tailpipe? Is it even a political possibility? Share your thoughts, right her…

I agree in principle (become energy independent) with your lame brain idea, but I need to rant about a few reasons why I can’t support it. First, our government has plenty of our money to do the things you suggest, but they can’t seem to spend it on the right things. No doubt we could all come up …

The majority of people in this country hate taxes. Don’t mention taxes. They don’t want any of the services that they get that make their lives so much better. I don’t make a lot of money, but feel for the most part what I’m paying for in taxes is worth it. Anyhow, I think monorails are the answer…

Flower Child, Have You Ever Seen “The Jetsons”? Like you could get some really cool ideas from them, man. They are “far-out”, way beyond this ancient monorail stuff!

I would estimate that we need to have gas priced at around $3.50/gallon to create the proper incentives for alternative energies to thrive. But, while I agree with the fundamentals of the argument, I think Ray has oversimplified the solution. Much like the ?Frictionless Plane? from freshman physic…

I agree we need to increase the gas tax to reduce our consumption of gasoline. Lower gasoline prices induces more use, more Hummers, more CO2 in the atmosphere, more smog, toxins etc. However, at the same time, we need to make sure that the added revenues are spent appropriately, as Ray suggests, …

Tom?s proposal addresses the root problem. Our country consumes an embarrassing share of the world?s fossil fuel. Twenty to thirty years ago some advocated a sixty-cent per gallon increase in the gas tax in order to change our consumption and, in fact high gas prices over the last several months c…

I think Ray missed one important part. We all make decisions. We all like to make our own decisions and not have government or our boss make them for us. However if we are to make good decisions, they need to be made based on all the facts. When it comes to cars, we should pay for all the true cos…

A flat tax is regressive and punishes those with less money. Instead, let’s provide a reasonable ration of gasoline for each individual. Under this plan, rational gas consumption becomes a 100% tax-funded commodity. Each individual is awarded a reasonable number of gas credits and no more. If yo…

Great idea! I’m all for it. Money drives most decisions. What kind of car to buy. Where to live. Where to work. Vacations vs. Staycations. Look at Europe. They don’t have suburban sprawl. They live near work. Gas is 4 EU a liter. The best defense for the US against Islamic extremism us to pump fewer…

Ray's Gas Tax Rant

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Head(light) Is Where The Sun Don’t Shine!

This country needs no (new) tax.

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