Gas Tax to Fight Global Warming?

[Mugu]

By Patrick McGreevy, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer via KTLA

Motorists in Los Angeles County could end up paying an extra 9 cents per gallon at the gas pump, or an additional $90 on their vehicle registration, under proposals aimed at getting them to help fight global warming.

Voters would be able to decide whether to approve a "climate change mitigation and adaptation fee" under legislation being considered by state lawmakers and endorsed by the board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

The money would fund improvements to mass transit and programs to relieve traffic congestion at a time when transportation dollars from Washington and Sacramento are hard to come by.

"At this point the people of the Los Angeles region have just had it when it comes to traffic and air quality," said Assemblyman Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles), author of the legislation, AB2558.


Complete article at:
http://ktla.trb.com/news/local/ktla-taxhike,0,2584472.story

[taterguy]

1. Voters are voluntarily going to add 9 cents a gallon to the cost of gas?

Yeah
Right

I wish

[Earth_First]

2. OR

We could simply require the single largest oil company to pay a mere .25 on the dollar of their federally subsidized windfalls back and generate millions of dollars annually.

Exxon Mobil posted a $40.6 billion dollar profit in 2007.

In 2007 combined, oil companies received a total of $123 billion dollars in tax breaks and windfall subsidies.

Do the math.

[taterguy]

3. April Fool's Day was yesterday

Or are you seriously suggesting that oil companies shouldn't be heavily subsidized?

What the hell is wrong with you? :)