re: #209 Targetpractice, Worst of Both Worlds

Or 4, which is probably what she’s thinking, namely slashing or outright abolishing gasoline taxes on the federal level, as well as deregulation aimed at “cutting costs” for refiners. As well as doing away with the EPA, thus ending regulations aimed towards cutting back air pollution and requiring various additives to fuel blends.

Aka the “Slash & Burn” mentality.

Current gasoline taxes are 18.4 cents per gallon. State taxes are where the lion’s share of taxes on gasoline come from - which is still only between 35-50 cents/gallon total. Fuel additives are a drop in the bucket (less than 3 cents/gallon) on gasoline prices.

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