Reply #24: Of the ways to target discretionary driving [View All]

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IMO the ones that make the most sense are tax breaks for trucking, livery, etc and a gas allowance for taxpayers in the lowest brackets, the bulk of whose driving is getting to work and back.

I see a potential problem with your tax scenario, in that if the price is always around $4/gal consumers won't complain if oil companies jack their prices up to $3.99. Call me naive but I do believe that consumer pressure can influence policy, especially when it's consumers getting hit in the pocketbook.