As gas prices are soaring, many people are wondering where they think we are getting the money to pay for this! It seems that the gas prices continue to rise. Although we know that with the gas tax increase many Americans will be pushed off the roads because they just cannot afford to drive. There are many that will just tighten their budget on other things so that they can still drive.
The first thing that the gas tax affects is the economy. Not only does it take the money away from me by having to pay more for gas, but it increase the amount of we will have to pay for everything else. For example, there are many small businesses that rely on transportation in order to make their business run, how do stores and restaurants get their food? Most of them are delivered by some sort of truck, and of course, these trucks will have to pay more money for gas just like us. This means that the prices of the food we get there, the clothing stores etc will also have to go up. So, we pay more money for not just gas, but many other things.
The gas tax will also affect the government. In an article on the New York Times, Kate Galbraith wrote, “Yet for governments, the trend has a distinct downside: their fuel-tax receipts will dwindle, because drivers will buy less gasoline.” The government thinks that they will be making money, but it will be hurting them. It also will affect how people choose their leaders. The stance on the gas tax may be an issue that will be addressed now as part of a political campaign.
These are some of the points that we hope to hit in this blog! More may come up or we may not get to touch on all that we want, but hopefully this gets you thinking about how the gas tax will affect you!
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