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.
Some may argue that the gas tax is already quite high. If the gas tax were to be raised, gas sales would decrease, subsequently lowering the amount of tax money the United States makes.
ReplyDeleteI agree and disagree, while raising taxes is a good idea, I don't agree with waiting until we're running out, as the it would cause a panic and madness to gas prices that would already be rising due to a shortage. We should slowly raise the tax over time, in my opinion
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