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A Look at the (Very) Unpopular Federal Gas Tax

A Look at the (Very) Unpopular Federal Gas Tax

Kelly Phillips ErbFebruary 17, 2022March 2, 2022

We are feeling the pain at the pump. According to AAA, the national average price of gas is $3.498. It was just $2.507 a year

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Gas Taxes Are Going Up In Some States

Gas Taxes Are Going Up In Some States

Kelly Phillips ErbJuly 1, 2019October 27, 2019

If you’re planning a trip this holiday week, don’t forget to figure in the cost of gasoline. Drivers in some states will feel a pinch

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With Gas Prices Low, Will Congress Push A Gas Tax Increase Forward?

Kelly Phillips ErbJanuary 5, 2015

The Cowboys are making their way towards the Super Bowl. Garth Brooks is on tour. The World Health Organization is warning of a global health

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Guest Post: Roadways And Taxes

Kelly Phillips ErbOctober 7, 2014May 24, 2021

It’s time for guest posts! Today, Charles W. Horn III of the Commonwealth Trust Company, considers how to pay for all of those cars on the roadways. Should it be more taxes?

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AAA: Most Americans Support Federal Gas Tax Increase If It Leads To Better Roads

Kelly Phillips ErbJune 10, 2014August 2, 2020

If those giant potholes and crumbling bridges are causing you concern, you’re in good company: a recent survey commissioned by AAA found that just over

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Hit A Pothole? It’s Gonna Cost You – One Way Or Another

Kelly Phillips ErbMarch 29, 2014July 27, 2020

According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, a pothole is “a bowl-shaped depression in the pavement surface.” Those aren’t exactly the words

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Will Congress Drive Up Gas Taxes In 2014?

Kelly Phillips ErbDecember 4, 2013July 23, 2020

It could be a whole lot more expensive to drive your car in 2014 if one member of Congress successfully pushes through a proposal to raise the gas tax by 15 cents. But how much support does the bill have? You might be surprised.

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Federal Gas Tax Passes Another Milestone: What Is The Future?

Kelly Phillips ErbJune 6, 2013July 13, 2020

Happy birthday, federal gas tax! Yes, on this day in 1932, President Herbert Hoover signed the Revenue Act of 1932 authorizing the first federal gasoline

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Which State Pays Most In Gas Taxes?

Kelly Phillips ErbApril 29, 2013July 8, 2020

Former GM exec Bob Lutz acknowledged that Americans wouldn’t embrace an increase to the federal gas tax – and he was right. There was a

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Former GM Exec Bob Lutz Suggests Higher Gas Taxes Would Help Americans

Kelly Phillips ErbApril 27, 2013July 8, 2020

Americans are addicted to gasoline, according to retired General Motors Vice Chairman Robert A. Lutz, and there’s only one cure: higher gas taxes. Lutz, who

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