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.
I can see why you would't want to raises tax on gasoline. But also think about the government and how bad we are doing overall through like debt and payments we need to make towards our cities. It would help gather us more money for our country and states to further improve.
ReplyDeleteI disagree if we raise the tax then less people would use gas like you said when people can not afford it, making people have to use alternate options of getting around.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with your last paragraph for a few reasons. I do see how it can effect the lower class but with a higher tax they could supply the lower class with more benefits.
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