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boutons_deux
07-07-2014, 11:40 AM
Should be $0.30 today just to match the 1993-adjusted $18.4
Wild Cobra
07-07-2014, 11:44 AM
No argument here in concept. I'm not sure if it should be $0.30, more, or less, but I have stated myself we need to raise the gasoline tax, and then adjust for inflation.
boutons_deux
07-07-2014, 11:53 AM
It should be a lot higher than $0.30, since US has allowed roads and bridges to deteriorate.

US could also use the Keynesian stimulus of govt infrastructure spending.

And then throw a carbon tax on top to finance non-carbon transport energy.
Wild Cobra
07-07-2014, 11:55 AM
It should be a lot higher than $0.30, since US has allowed roads and bridges to deteriorate.

US could also use the Keynesian stimulus of govt infrastructure spending.

And then throw a carbon tax on top to finance non-carbon transport energy.
Maybe a little higher, but not a lot.

How about $0.35, then index it to inflation quarterly?