The Case for Taxing Oil Before It Reaches the Pump

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By Angie SchmittJun 18, 2014, 10:58 am78 pts
In the weeks leading up to the impending insolvency of America’s transportation funding source, members of Congress have come up with some truly outlandish ideas just to avoid raising the gas tax. Inflation has been eating away at the gas tax for decades. Image: FHWA Not all of the gas tax substitutes are as…

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