Comments on: A few Wednesday scoops http://www.palmettoscoop.com/2008/04/30/a-few-wednesday-scoops/ REINVENTING THE S.C. SCENE Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:41:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rob W. http://www.palmettoscoop.com/2008/04/30/a-few-wednesday-scoops/comment-page-1/#comment-62943 Rob W. Thu, 01 May 2008 15:28:23 +0000 http://www.palmettoscoop.com/?p=1810#comment-62943 Hiking the gas tax, while probably political suicide, is actually a pretty good idea. It's a top-down but market based approach that will probably reduce the demand for gas, leaving us more "energy independent" while cutting down carbon emissions. The state even gets a bit of money for pushing people in the right direction. I do agree that Florence should pay for it's own damn museums. McCain, Clinton and others who want to suspend the federal gas tax for the summer should know better (it's more disturbing if they do and are just pandering, actually). Economists say that consumers would see very little change in the price at the pump, and that the money the government loses from these taxes will simply end up with the oil companies (as supply and demand would suggest). Hiking the gas tax, while probably political suicide, is actually a pretty good idea. It’s a top-down but market based approach that will probably reduce the demand for gas, leaving us more “energy independent” while cutting down carbon emissions. The state even gets a bit of money for pushing people in the right direction.

I do agree that Florence should pay for it’s own damn museums.

McCain, Clinton and others who want to suspend the federal gas tax for the summer should know better (it’s more disturbing if they do and are just pandering, actually). Economists say that consumers would see very little change in the price at the pump, and that the money the government loses from these taxes will simply end up with the oil companies (as supply and demand would suggest).

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