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And what percent of the population do you think supports a $10/gallon gasoline tax? Just to bring things back into reality, we have "strong opposition to a 15 c
by rsj_hn 5y ago
And what percent of the population do you think supports a $10/gallon gasoline tax? Just to bring things back into reality, we have "strong opposition to a 15 cent gas tax increase"
https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2019/11/06/poll-shows-strong-opposition-cent-gas-tax-increase/fJWme8AfGHSDL88a8BnfWM/story.html https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2019/11/06/poll-shows-s...
2/3 of Americans oppose increasing gas taxes
https://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/gas-tax-poll-090412 https://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/gas-tax-poll-090412
which leads to political realities such as "Democrats have turned solidly against gas taxes" in 2021
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/559063-democrats-have-turned-solidly-against-gas-tax https://thehill.com/homenews/house/559063-democrats-have-tur...
Meanwhile, we have people fantasizing about banning things and massive gas tax increases, but the only way to make that politically popular is to ban only in the distant future and to avoid fuel tax increases.
Seriously, what's popular is more research and support for cheaper alternatives. There is a consensus around that, and only around that. Anyone outside that consensus is in a small minority.