Bigs Quote by Paul R. Ehrlich

Unlike fuel-economy standards, the most common method of reducing demand for oil over the past thirty years, a gas tax doesn't tell people what…

— James Surowiecki

I don't see a groundswell of people willing to raise gas taxes right now. That leaves fuel economy standards as the only effective tool…

— Sherwood Boehlert

One of the things we worry about when we cut the tax on gasoline is that it basically stimulates additional use.

— Edward Lazear

I understand gas prices are like a hidden tax - not a hidden tax; it's taking money out of people's pockets. I know that.

— George W. Bush

The sales tax is the best and most equitable tax. The gasoline tax, which is nothing but a sales tax, has proven painless, productive…

— Will Rogers

A gas tax could be one important element of an integrated energy policy.

— Alan Mulally

The lesson for the next U.S. president: Raise the taxes on fuel. A lot.

— Serge Schmemann

Tax is for the poor or the stupid people.

— Dhirubhai Ambani

Instead of raising taxes as some would insist, we need to reduce waste and inefficiency in government.

— Tim Murphy

Federal gas tax revenues that are paid into the trust fund by highway users should be used for programs that benefit highway users.

— Cynthia Lummis

The best way to help the poor is to slash taxes and allow savings, investment, and creation of jobs to proceed unhampered.

— Murray Rothbard

“Environmental pollution is a regressive phenomenon, since the rich can find ways of insulating themselves from bad air, dirty water, loss of green spaces…

— Guy Standing