Sen. Voinovich (R-OH) calls for a raise to the gas tax

Filed under: Legislation and Policy , USA It takes one of two things for a politician to support a hike in the gas tax: courage or no interest in a political future. Senator George Voinovich (R-OH) has at least one of these aspects and made his case for a bigger gas tax in a letter to members of President Obama’s debt commission: A multiyear transportation bill that is paid for would be a real economic stimulus and create immediate jobs. The Transportation Department estimates that for every $1 billion the federal government invests in highways and bridges, 34,800 jobs are created or maintained.

Study: Americans prefer tolls over fuel taxes… how about you?

Filed under: Legislation and Policy One fact seems indisputable: Americans have come to hate taxes and any suggestion by a politician to raise them is tantamount to political suicide. The problem is that public infrastructure requires funding - and lots of it

KGLERB stands for potential fuel tax increase based on carbon content in U.S.

Filed under: Carbon Offset , Legislation and Policy , USA The cosmic oil-consumption scales have been tipping back and forth a lot this week. On Tuesday, Nissan revealed that its all-electric Leaf will be priced lower than most of us expected. On Wednesday, President Obama announced that we’ll be ramping up our off-shore drilling efforts on the East Coast

Friedman in the fray: gas tax redux

Filed under: Legislation and Policy , USA The idea of implementing a gas tax is becoming as regular in the national debate as the seasons. Those in favor: the Wall Street Journal and Bill Ford, Jr

WSJ: Higher gas taxes better strategy than CAFE to save GM

Chevy Cruze - Click above for high-res image gallery Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford and AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson were just two voices that spoke out in favor of a higher gas tax earlier this year. While we took the Cato Institute’s Alan Reynolds to task for muddying the waters of the “Toyota-licensed hybrid Fusion” , there’s reason to look deeper at his argument that a higher gas tax isn’t just a good way to encourage sensible car purchases, but also to save GM.

Bill Ford calls for an increased gas tax

By now you’ve surely noticed that gas prices have stabilized at around $2 a gallon (or less, depending on location) in the United States. That’s about half of what gas cost just about one year ago, which is both a blessing and a curse, depending on how you look at it. Add Bill Ford, Executive Chairman at the automaker that bears his name, to the list of those unhappy about cheap fuel

Institute of Advanced Motorists teaches how to cancel out UK fuel duty rise

Recently, the government in the UK decided to raise its fuel duty by 2.12p per liter. While a gas tax increase is rarely popular, this small rise isn’t that difficult to overcome, according to the Institute of Advanced Motorists

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