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Topic	Trump endorses 25-cent gas tax
Questionmarktarius 02/15/18 10:23:53 AM #81:	DevsBro posted... Balrog0 posted... DevsBro posted... Not that anyone is actually going to drive less as a result of this (Americans are addicted as hell to those stupid machines) but one upside is that in theory traffic should lessen so maybe we can mind trick ourselves into thinking it has. people will drive less, though driving is a surprisingly price sensitive activity Is that why I hear people complain that gas is too expensive while I wait in line for an available pump? There's a good point here though, but I think it was unintentional. "Sin taxes" are pretty much self-defeating, which a gas tax would effectively be if it gets too high. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:896129884] in Trump endo... [t:76319387]...</cite> <quote><cite>DevsBro posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Balrog0 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>DevsBro posted...</cite> <quote>Not that anyone is actually going to drive less as a result of this (Americans are addicted as hell to those stupid machines) but one upside is that in theory traffic should lessen so maybe we can mind trick ourselves into thinking it has.</quote> people will drive less, though driving is a surprisingly price sensitive activity</quote> Is that why I hear people complain that gas is too expensive while I wait in line for an available pump?</quote> There's a good point here though, but I think it was unintentional. "Sin taxes" are pretty much self-defeating, which a gas tax would effectively be if it gets too high.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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