I agree the the government should raise the tax on pollution because its good for the environment and it will improve energy conservation. Everyone need gasoline and raising the tax will lower the oil demand and preserve out reserves. if people are forced to pay a 50 cent tax on gas pollution then that money could go towards helping the environment and getting the Co2 out of the air.
A lot of people rely on gasoline for their cars every day and putting a tax could make people no buy as much gas and that would reduce the amount of traffic and people would be taking more fuel efficient ways to get to where they need to go. If the gas is taxed, not as many people will want to pay it so they may sell their cars and buy electric or more efficient cars. They make just about everything with a battery alternative so people could try and cut gas as a whole."Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), the leading smart-growth advocate in Congress, has proposed raising the gas tax to 33.4 cents per gallon and pegging it to inflation. This idea is terribly unpopular, as few people who drive everywhere want to spend more on such an essential commodity."(Grist Magazine 2019)
I think the gas Tax should come into play because it would overall be better for the environment and there wouldn't be a choice to weather you want to pay it or not. People would basically be forced to help the environment and wouldn't really be able to argue it. If people don't think that this tax idea is a good idea then they have the option to get a more fuel efficient car or electric car.
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Pollution Tax
As of right now, taxes miss opportunities to clean up the environment (William Gale, brookings.edu, 2005). The taxes currently put in place only incentivise companies to over produce product with little punishment for failing our enironment as well as stifle incentives to create cleaner technologies. With more direct pollution taxes people will begin to realize the price for ruining our environment and begin to second guess themselves when using products that don't protect our environment. Some might say raising the prices through taxation won't stop people from using the products; however, increasing the prices might make people realize their is potentially a safer and cleaner option for the environment.
Many believe an increase in pollution tax benefits the environment. The pollution tax (ecotax) is used on activities considered to be harmful to the environment. The reason for this tax is simply to promote more environmentally friendly options and reward those through economic incentives such as not paying the pollution tax (environmental taxation guide, oecd.org, 2011). However, today more than 249 million people in the united states rely on cars or a gasoline-fed form of transportation. By increasing the pollution tax on gasoline it will leave more people struggling to afford cars which overall negatively effects the economy. If people are unable to afford transportation to things like jobs then this becomes a big issue for the economy. In conclusion, an argument made against raising pollution taxes is because so many people rely on this form of transportation, the rise in prices would only cause people hardships when trying to afford it (Tabitha Benney, scholars.org, 2019).
Should the government raise pollution taxes on gasoline. I don't think that is benefical. The bottomline is regardless of what new technologies are created people will still need gasoline for everyday mechanics. By increasing the prices they are only hurting the economy and making lower income families lives harder. Some people believe the increase will get people to realize their are cleaner options for the environment; however, I see it as more of an economic issue if the prices are increased and it isn't 100% clear that the price increase will really benefit the environment if people still choose to use gasoline.
Many believe an increase in pollution tax benefits the environment. The pollution tax (ecotax) is used on activities considered to be harmful to the environment. The reason for this tax is simply to promote more environmentally friendly options and reward those through economic incentives such as not paying the pollution tax (environmental taxation guide, oecd.org, 2011). However, today more than 249 million people in the united states rely on cars or a gasoline-fed form of transportation. By increasing the pollution tax on gasoline it will leave more people struggling to afford cars which overall negatively effects the economy. If people are unable to afford transportation to things like jobs then this becomes a big issue for the economy. In conclusion, an argument made against raising pollution taxes is because so many people rely on this form of transportation, the rise in prices would only cause people hardships when trying to afford it (Tabitha Benney, scholars.org, 2019).
Should the government raise pollution taxes on gasoline. I don't think that is benefical. The bottomline is regardless of what new technologies are created people will still need gasoline for everyday mechanics. By increasing the prices they are only hurting the economy and making lower income families lives harder. Some people believe the increase will get people to realize their are cleaner options for the environment; however, I see it as more of an economic issue if the prices are increased and it isn't 100% clear that the price increase will really benefit the environment if people still choose to use gasoline.
Gas Tax
Increasing the tax on gas would bring lots of money back into the government. According to Ben Adler in 2013, he estimated that Americans travel about 3 trillion miles each year(grist.org). Raising the tax would influence more people to buy electric cars because they don't want to pay for the high prices. The extra money they get can go to the many roads that need to be serviced each year. There are many benefits for the government by raising the gas tax.
Having a low tax rate will please the general population. If we raise it the government will get more money but there is no guarantee it won't be wasted. With low tax prices Americanś will have more money to spend at other businesses which then they would have to pay sales tax. The New York Times reported that France had to cancel their increased gas taxes because of the 3 weeks of riots they had from protestors.
I believe that we should not raise the gas tax until we start running out. There is a possibility that it could cause protests like what happened in France. The government already gets money through people buying other goods so if you increase the gas tax then that decrease the sales tax. Many people say that we can't burn as many fossil fuels but that is still are a major source of electrical energy that would power our cars.
Having a low tax rate will please the general population. If we raise it the government will get more money but there is no guarantee it won't be wasted. With low tax prices Americanś will have more money to spend at other businesses which then they would have to pay sales tax. The New York Times reported that France had to cancel their increased gas taxes because of the 3 weeks of riots they had from protestors.
I believe that we should not raise the gas tax until we start running out. There is a possibility that it could cause protests like what happened in France. The government already gets money through people buying other goods so if you increase the gas tax then that decrease the sales tax. Many people say that we can't burn as many fossil fuels but that is still are a major source of electrical energy that would power our cars.
Gasoline pollution tax.
People have argued that whether the government should increase its pollution tax on gasoline or not. Increasing the pollution tax on gasoline can be a good thing. According to pbs.org, “ raising the federal tax on gasoline is a way to improve the nation's roads, highways and bridges “. If they can raise taxes on gas this can be a good way in order to pay for those important things on our roads. If that tax money can go to those things on the road, they can put other money towards other funds.
In this paragraph I will talk about how Increasing the pollution tax on gasoline can be a bad thing. According to American tax reform, “ Tax hikes have a negative impact on economic growth.” Higher tax means higher gas prices which will reduce the income of million of Americans. According to American tax reform “lower gas prices could add as much as half a percentage point to GDP growth this year.”This just shows us that raising the gas will hurt our economy.
In this paragraph I will talk about my opinion on this. I believe that we should increase the gas prices on vehicles. If we do not increase it then we won't be able to afford nice bridges, roads or highways. But if we do increase it we can use that money on those important things so then we can use other money for other important funds. That is why I think that increasing the tax on gas is a good thing.
Raising Gas Tax
Raising the gas tax would benefit our government because it would lead to more
money going to our government and help save the environment. Our country is in
severe debt, owing trillions every year, and raising the tax on gas can help us clear
this obstacle. The tax for gas in America is 18.4 cents per gallon, but in Europe, the
price is about ten times higher. Taxing as much as these other countries do would
not only help provide funding for our government but also help the environment.
In today’s society, Americans travel about 3 trillion miles a year, which is more
than pretty much any other society on Earth (Ben Adler, grist.org, 2013).
Raising the price of gas would encourage people to drive less or get an
electric car, which would definitely help the Earth.
money going to our government and help save the environment. Our country is in
severe debt, owing trillions every year, and raising the tax on gas can help us clear
this obstacle. The tax for gas in America is 18.4 cents per gallon, but in Europe, the
price is about ten times higher. Taxing as much as these other countries do would
not only help provide funding for our government but also help the environment.
In today’s society, Americans travel about 3 trillion miles a year, which is more
than pretty much any other society on Earth (Ben Adler, grist.org, 2013).
Raising the price of gas would encourage people to drive less or get an
electric car, which would definitely help the Earth.
Raising the tax for gas would not be beneficial because it will not solve the real
problem and raise the prices for consumer goods. Right now there is a problem
because the HTF is spending more money than they have access too, and
increasing the amount of money they have will only increase the amount
they spend. For example, right now the gas tax brings in about $34 billion, and
the HTF spends around $50 billion (Jyskes, art.org, 2015). If we raise the amount
gas tax brings in to about $50 billion, then the HTF will likely increase their spendings
to around $75 billion. Also, raising the gas tax would cost consumers more to drive to
the supermarket to get their consumer goods. This is the same with delivery services;
if the price for tax goes up, then the price it will take for cars to come to deliver something
to your house will increase.
problem and raise the prices for consumer goods. Right now there is a problem
because the HTF is spending more money than they have access too, and
increasing the amount of money they have will only increase the amount
they spend. For example, right now the gas tax brings in about $34 billion, and
the HTF spends around $50 billion (Jyskes, art.org, 2015). If we raise the amount
gas tax brings in to about $50 billion, then the HTF will likely increase their spendings
to around $75 billion. Also, raising the gas tax would cost consumers more to drive to
the supermarket to get their consumer goods. This is the same with delivery services;
if the price for tax goes up, then the price it will take for cars to come to deliver something
to your house will increase.
Finally, I believe that we should not raise the gas tax. Pretty much everyone relies on
their gas-powered cars to get everywhere, from work to social gatherings. However,
not everyone can afford to pay so much more for each gallon of gas or to buy an
expensive electric car. This is a reflection on the “ability to pay” tax fairness rule.
Raising the price for gas might be alright to rich people, but to the less unfortunate, it
could mean spending hundreds of more dollars a month because you’re trying to earn money.
their gas-powered cars to get everywhere, from work to social gatherings. However,
not everyone can afford to pay so much more for each gallon of gas or to buy an
expensive electric car. This is a reflection on the “ability to pay” tax fairness rule.
Raising the price for gas might be alright to rich people, but to the less unfortunate, it
could mean spending hundreds of more dollars a month because you’re trying to earn money.
Pollution tax on gasoline
Someone can argue that increasing taxes can help out our government and help out our city or states. If taxes on gasoline were increased then the government would make more money to help pay for things wrong with the area you are in. According to atr.com raising the product tax will help us slowly decrease out debt. If we could take our country out of debt then it would help out our country a lot.
The number one problem with our debt or trying to fix it is a bad idea because think of the mount of resources and time we would have to set aside to decrease the debt number. If the gas taxes were raised it would less benefits than things bad about it. "Currently the gas tax brings in around $34 billion annually, yet the federal government is spending roughly $50 billion each year." (ATR.org) even though we already receive a lot of money with the tax all we do is spend it almost right away so we don't actually receive any money for it.
Should the government increase it's pollution tax on gasoline? I believe that the government should not raise the tax on gasoline because not very many people could afford a raise. A lot of people already have trouble paying for gas so if they raise taxes then many vehicles would not be able to be driven. Since many people will not be able to afford the gas overall or in general. According to NBC news most Americans can't afford cars which can also have a monthly payment and gas considering is a weekly payment depending on how much a person drives to get places. Then you also have to include taxes that people receive from various things and groceries so raising a pollution tax will decrease the amount of people that drive or the amount of gas people use every day.
The number one problem with our debt or trying to fix it is a bad idea because think of the mount of resources and time we would have to set aside to decrease the debt number. If the gas taxes were raised it would less benefits than things bad about it. "Currently the gas tax brings in around $34 billion annually, yet the federal government is spending roughly $50 billion each year." (ATR.org) even though we already receive a lot of money with the tax all we do is spend it almost right away so we don't actually receive any money for it.
Should the government increase it's pollution tax on gasoline? I believe that the government should not raise the tax on gasoline because not very many people could afford a raise. A lot of people already have trouble paying for gas so if they raise taxes then many vehicles would not be able to be driven. Since many people will not be able to afford the gas overall or in general. According to NBC news most Americans can't afford cars which can also have a monthly payment and gas considering is a weekly payment depending on how much a person drives to get places. Then you also have to include taxes that people receive from various things and groceries so raising a pollution tax will decrease the amount of people that drive or the amount of gas people use every day.
Having a higher tax on pollution will help not just the environment, it will also help the poor. Improving the environmental quality of our land will be the least expensive thing that the economy will do. "It is generally believe that “green taxes” will reduce environmental harm in the least costly manner, by encouraging changes in behaviour by firms, organisations, communities and households and individuals etc. Taxes on pollution provide clear incentives to polluters to reduce emissions and seek out cleaner and sustainable alternatives." (Kibria, www.researchgate.net, 2014). Providing an incentive to buy less products that produce pollution will be beneficial to the economy, changing the behaviors of people who would normally be wasteful.
On the other hand, having a tax on pollution can have its risks. A news article in Paris, France stated that they have tried to apply a 'green tax' on diesel. "Rioters torched cars and buildings in central Paris on Saturday following two weeks of protests caused partly by higher fuel taxes which Macron says are needed to fight climate change. Some protesters called for him to resign." (Felix, www.reuters.com, 2018). People that affected by the taxes in Paris didn't take too kindly to the new laws, causing riots, destroying property, and even asking for the president to resign.
My position on the situation is that I am in favor of a pollution tax, despite the risks that would come such as the angry protesters and riots. With the tax being present, it will help the environment in the long run. Some people aren't too fond of having their means of transportation taxed, but there are other ways to get somewhere without the need of pumping pollutants in the air.
On the other hand, having a tax on pollution can have its risks. A news article in Paris, France stated that they have tried to apply a 'green tax' on diesel. "Rioters torched cars and buildings in central Paris on Saturday following two weeks of protests caused partly by higher fuel taxes which Macron says are needed to fight climate change. Some protesters called for him to resign." (Felix, www.reuters.com, 2018). People that affected by the taxes in Paris didn't take too kindly to the new laws, causing riots, destroying property, and even asking for the president to resign.
My position on the situation is that I am in favor of a pollution tax, despite the risks that would come such as the angry protesters and riots. With the tax being present, it will help the environment in the long run. Some people aren't too fond of having their means of transportation taxed, but there are other ways to get somewhere without the need of pumping pollutants in the air.
Gas tax
There are many reason for why we should and should not raise tax on gasoline to control pollution. One negative is that it will effect the lower and middle class. people with a lot of money will still be able to buy a lot of gas and the pollution output would not change that much. Also raising tax on gas could not only hurt the people but businesses also. With the gas being more expensive people will want a lower millage car. This could hurt businesses because they would not be able to sell their bigger and more expensive suvs and trucks. One example is the United Kingdom. According to the Vehicle Licensing Statistics, at the end of December 2018, the major of people owned a smaller more fuel efficient car, (Vehicle Licensing Statistics, assets.publishing.service.gov.uk, 2018).
The main reason that there should be a higher tax on gas is that it is due-able. Even though people would not like it, they would find a way to live with it. More people would just start using a more fuel efficient car, drive less or more efficiently, or start using public transportation more. Also, even though it would not help much, A higher tax would reduce the pollution output, and according to the EPA, motor vehicles collectively cause 75 percent of carbon monoxide pollution in the U.S. So cars are the only problem but limiting the biggest contributor could help.
Overall, I do not think that their should be a higher tax on gasoline for pollution. A higher tax would just hurt lower classes and their income and the upper class would still be able to do what they want. I think that the price gas is at right now is good because the majority or people can afford. I think that a better solution would just be setting fuel efficiency standards higher on cars and/or making those cars the only ones available.
The main reason that there should be a higher tax on gas is that it is due-able. Even though people would not like it, they would find a way to live with it. More people would just start using a more fuel efficient car, drive less or more efficiently, or start using public transportation more. Also, even though it would not help much, A higher tax would reduce the pollution output, and according to the EPA, motor vehicles collectively cause 75 percent of carbon monoxide pollution in the U.S. So cars are the only problem but limiting the biggest contributor could help.
Overall, I do not think that their should be a higher tax on gasoline for pollution. A higher tax would just hurt lower classes and their income and the upper class would still be able to do what they want. I think that the price gas is at right now is good because the majority or people can afford. I think that a better solution would just be setting fuel efficiency standards higher on cars and/or making those cars the only ones available.
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Pollution Tax and Gasoline
One argument that is for our government increasing its pollution tax on gasoline, is that it encourages the use of environmentally friendly fuels. According to Admin have stated that "The introduction of social cost on Carbon emission will encourage firms and individuals to look for alternative sources of fuels like solar power in order to avoid high prices on carbon pollution tax (Admin,ProanCon.com,2018). Since people are somewhat fed up with the taxes that they have pay they are likely to switch the forms of transportation that they would be using.
On the other hand, one argument that is against our government increasing its pollution tax on gasoline is the higher administration cost. According to admin have stated, " to implement a carbon tax the government needs a huge amount of capital."(Admin, ProanCon.com, 2018). Since the government needs the money for the carbon tax and that we should not be giving the government the capital money.
I think that we should not increase the taxes on gas because increasing the taxes for them would make people poor since the gas would be a lot of money. For tax fairness, is that the people that are in the middle class that is already having a hard time paying for gas but the rich people are not even having any trouble paying for the gas. Overall everything, I think that we should not increase the taxes on the gas but just leave it as where it is because everybody is being able to pay for it without having to struggle with it.
On the other hand, one argument that is against our government increasing its pollution tax on gasoline is the higher administration cost. According to admin have stated, " to implement a carbon tax the government needs a huge amount of capital."(Admin, ProanCon.com, 2018). Since the government needs the money for the carbon tax and that we should not be giving the government the capital money.
I think that we should not increase the taxes on gas because increasing the taxes for them would make people poor since the gas would be a lot of money. For tax fairness, is that the people that are in the middle class that is already having a hard time paying for gas but the rich people are not even having any trouble paying for the gas. Overall everything, I think that we should not increase the taxes on the gas but just leave it as where it is because everybody is being able to pay for it without having to struggle with it.
Pollution Tax on Gasoline
Everyone needs gas and people won't go without it. There are some positives to increasing the tax on gasoline. According to Business Insider, increasing the tax on gasoline will lower oil demand and that will preserve our reserves (Rapier, www.businessinsider.com, 2018). We can save what we still have by increasing the tax and that will make people buy less of gasoline plus it will cut down on air pollution.
Increasing the tax on gasoline is a bad idea and can hurt some people. If we raise it then people that need the gas but can't afford it if it is increased can't get gas then. According to Americans Tax Reform, if we increase the tax on gasoline, it will hurt the middle-income Americans the most (Boone, www.atr.org, 2015). People will spend so much just on the increased tax that if they didn't then they could be doing something else with the money like eating out or doing some sort of activities.
I believe that we should not increase the tax on gas. It will make people go poor because gas will be expensive and people still need it to get around. Tax fairness is that people that are middle class will start to struggle to pay for gas but the rich people will be fine. Overall, we shouldn't increase our tax on gas and keep it the same because right now it is affordable for most Americans.
Increasing the tax on gasoline is a bad idea and can hurt some people. If we raise it then people that need the gas but can't afford it if it is increased can't get gas then. According to Americans Tax Reform, if we increase the tax on gasoline, it will hurt the middle-income Americans the most (Boone, www.atr.org, 2015). People will spend so much just on the increased tax that if they didn't then they could be doing something else with the money like eating out or doing some sort of activities.
I believe that we should not increase the tax on gas. It will make people go poor because gas will be expensive and people still need it to get around. Tax fairness is that people that are middle class will start to struggle to pay for gas but the rich people will be fine. Overall, we shouldn't increase our tax on gas and keep it the same because right now it is affordable for most Americans.
Should the Government raise pollution tax on gas?
When it comes to paying a gas pollution tax in the U.S. we have it easy. In other countries it is upwards of three bucks compared to the U.S.'s $.18. One argument to raising the tax is that less people will drive less. The people that do drive will help generate more money for the government to use in funding. According to The U.S. chamber of commerce a .25 cent tax raise would generate "about $840 billion through 2050"(energyinovation.org). $840 billion is a huge chunk of money that the U.S. could defiantly benefit from. Whether that goes to the U.S. debt or improving technology to better the environment. Raising a gas tax would be a good thing not only for the economy but for the people that live under it.
The real expense of a gas tax hike would be the people. With people using less gas jobs would be lost do to the lack of necessity. Or workers wont be paid as much because gas and oil company's wont be making as much. "While raising the gas tax would increase government revenues, it would only do so at the expense of economic growth, jobs, and family income"(Rae Hederman). We have currently been getting better at lowering unemployment rate. This would increase employment rate tremendously. Instead of taking peoples lively hoods away and money from family's we should find another way for the government to make money.
In my opinion I do not think we should raise the gas pollution tax. We currently don't have the ability to pay for it as a country. We don't have the extra jobs for the people that would be laid off. It might sound like a good idea on the surface, but after looking into it there are many flaws. I would not want to be taking food out of people mouths because companies couldn't afford the workers. Maybe a small tax raise would work. But I feel anything over 10 cents would be a stretch.
The real expense of a gas tax hike would be the people. With people using less gas jobs would be lost do to the lack of necessity. Or workers wont be paid as much because gas and oil company's wont be making as much. "While raising the gas tax would increase government revenues, it would only do so at the expense of economic growth, jobs, and family income"(Rae Hederman). We have currently been getting better at lowering unemployment rate. This would increase employment rate tremendously. Instead of taking peoples lively hoods away and money from family's we should find another way for the government to make money.
In my opinion I do not think we should raise the gas pollution tax. We currently don't have the ability to pay for it as a country. We don't have the extra jobs for the people that would be laid off. It might sound like a good idea on the surface, but after looking into it there are many flaws. I would not want to be taking food out of people mouths because companies couldn't afford the workers. Maybe a small tax raise would work. But I feel anything over 10 cents would be a stretch.
Gas pollution tax
This paragraph is about good things that would happen if we increased the gas tax. According to prosandcons.com one pro to this argument is that it would help the environment. If people are fed up with the tax they are more likely to switch to some form of transportation that doesn't take gas. In the next paragraph I will talk about a con about increasing the tax.
In this paragraph I will talk about how increasing the tax could be a bad thing to do. According to prosandcons.com one con of making the tax higher is that it will incur age tax invasion. If the tax gets to high for some people they will avoid paying the tax. In the next paragraph I will talk about my option in this topic.
In this paragraph I will talk about my opinion in this argument. I think that there should be a higher tax on gas. My reason why is that less people will buy it and will switch to alternatives. And if everyone did that the earth will be a lot cleaner. Overall I think we should make the tax higher on gas.
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