Yes, because the gas tax is not used only to discourage consumption, but to fund road construction and repair.[1] The simple consequence of getting used to the

Yes, because the gas tax is not used only to discourage consumption, but to fund road construction and repair.[1] The simple consequence of getting used to the idea of a tax revenue stream (because current and future spending depends on it), only to have that revenue stream be threatened (because of non-gas guzzling vehicles), leads to the blunt reaction of "hey, let's just tax them more". [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_Trust_Fund http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_Trust_Fund