I would much prefer a SS tax holiday, or a Medicare holiday, or an entire income tax holliday to help pay for rising costs. Gas tax is one of the few consumption taxes, which I feel is one of the better ways to tax. Taxation being a necessary evil and all.

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I am more concerned with the intellectual environment

'Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not.'

~ Thomas Jefferson

64,999,987 firearms owners killed no one yesterday.