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Dingell Wants 50-Cent Tax Hike on Every Gallon of Gas
 A Michigan congressman wants to put a 50-cent tax on every gallon of gasoline to try to cut back on Americans' consumption.
| The man's a genius. An absolute genius. |
Polls show that a majority of Americans support policies that would reduce greenhouse gases. But when it comes to paying for it, it's a different story. Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., wants to help cut consumption with a gas tax but some don't agree with the idea, according to a new poll by the National Center for Public Policy Research.
| "Some" equating to somewhere around 99 percent of the population. |
The poll, scheduled to be released on Thursday, shows 48 percent don't support paying even a penny more, 28 percent would pay up to 50 cents more, 10 percent would pay more than 50 cents and 8 percent would pay more than a dollar. The automobile is the nation's biggest polluter; Americans use more gas than the next 20 countries combined.
Posted by: Fred 2008-03-21 |
