After years of promoting cigarette consumption that caused countless deaths, a heavy tax was placed on cigarettes to curb the consumption. The tax was accepted and it not only helped to curb consumption, it gave consiberable funds to the government that could have been and and may have been put to good use.
Now we are faced with another problem that may be eased with another Federal Tax. The new administration is committed to relieving Global Warming by promoting the production of automobiles with reduced gas consumption; which was readily accepted when the price of gasoline soared at the pump. The success of the automobile companies with the new production will be a major factor in the recovery of our economy. The lower price of gasoline will jeopardize the new production success. An added substantial tax could bring the price at the pump to a level that would again motivate the promotion of automobiles with reduced gas consumption, thus assisting the success of the automobile companies and a recovery of the economy. The funds generated could also be used to help pay for the stimulation package.
An added gasoline tax is not only smart, it may be necessary.
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